CORRUPTION NEWSOpen tender project under way in Gauteng 10 Feb 2015, 10:08 The Gauteng provincial government has delivered on its promise – made in November 2014 – of bringing unprecedented levels of openness and transparency to the murky waters of its tendering processes. The first public disclosure of a tender took place at the provincial treasury offices in Johannesburg on Friday, with that department being chosen to Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Former Wits dean probed for fraudulent deals 06 Nov 2014, 8:31 By Ayanda Mkhwanazi The Hawks are investigating a former Wits University dean and National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) head for his alleged role in the laboratory’s procurement of HIV testing kits worth R18-million, that never arrived. Professor Ahmed Wadee has been at the centre of the investigation since January, when the NHLS laid criminal charges against Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Nene targets waste and corruption 23 Oct 2014, 13:07 Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene has tabled his first medium-term budget. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Nene showed that he was not afraid to make some tough decisions. Analysts have shown approval for his forthright stance on the country’s overspending and poor economic growth. “When we tabled the 2014 budget in February, we expected the economy to Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS IEC now seeks to have lease set aside 14 Oct 2014, 13:55 In the same week of the deadline for nominations for the replacement of former Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Pansy Tlakula, the matter of the lease contract that got her in trouble was entering the court space once more. The IEC wants the North Gauteng high court to set aside the R320-million lease agreement that Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Public procurement must get smarter 10 Sep 2014, 8:55 Source: Polity In a frank address to the Smart Procurement World conference on 9 September Monday, National Treasury chief director of strategic procurement in the office of the chief procurement officer Estelle Setan acknowledged the shortcomings of the government’s existing public procurement processes, noting that her office was challenging public procurement realities in response to Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Tlakula gives up the fight 03 Sep 2014, 8:50 It has taken a while, but embattled Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Pansy Tlakula has resigned. “Her resignation opens the way for the Commission to begin closing a particularly challenging and tumultuous period in the Electoral Commission’s history and to move forward as an institution,” said the IEC in a statement. In March this year Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Nkandla: Zuma’s report four months late 15 Aug 2014, 11:01 President Jacob Zuma has submitted his long-overdue response to the public protector’s Nkandla report. When Thuli Madonsela released her final report in March, she stipulated that Zuma must respond to the National Assembly within 14 days – he did not. Initially Zuma had said he would wait for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to finalise Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Staff turnover at the Seriti Commission 14 Aug 2014, 7:48 By Lee-Ann Alfreds The Arms Procurement Commission is ending as it started – dogged by resignations. One year almost to the day after it was forced to delay the start of public hearings because of the resignation of one of its commissioners, the Seriti Commission – which is probing allegations of graft and corruption in Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Private sector action against corruption – part one 08 Jul 2014, 12:20 By Janine Erasmus Corruption in the public sector is under constant scrutiny, but there’s no doubt that the private sector is affected too. Where corruption in public procurement takes place for example, it’s likely that a private company will be involved, either as a victim or a perpetrator. In the latest Global Economic Crime Survey, Read more >
