For many people, the workings of Parliament are something of a mystery, one that they may not be very interested in or may not believe has much impact on their lives. This could not be farther from the truth, as the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) explains below. South Africa’s Constitution specifically instructs Parliament to facilitate Read more >
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The National Treasury has published the latest version of the draft General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing [AML/CFT]) amendment bill 2025 and invites public comment on the bill. The deadline for submissions is 13 February 2026. The bill was published on 14 January in Government Gazette 53955, and is an update to the Read more >
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Last year was a busy one for Parliament. The sixth administration’s term expired on 21 May 2024, just days before the general election on the 29th, a Government of National Unity (GNU) came into being for the first time in 30 years, an entire new Parliament was convened, previous matters had to be revived, and Read more >
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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is inviting stakeholders to contribute their inputs on the Draft National Corruption Risk and Prevention Framework, which supports and conforms to the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS). The deadline is Friday, 7 November 2025 – an extension from the previous deadline of 24 October. The purpose of the framework is to provide Read more >
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In August this year Corruption Watch (CW) celebrated as the Constitutional Court handed down its judgment in the organisation’s challenge to the validity of the appointment of five commissioners to the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). The court deemed the appointment process, undertaken in 2022, to be invalid as it offered inadequate public participation. CW Read more >
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Today, 17 October, is the deadline for individuals and interested organisations to make written submissions on matters relating to the scope of the enquiry of the parliamentary ad hoc committee set up to investigate allegations of criminality and corruption in the criminal justice system, made publicly on 6 July 2025 by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Read more >
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In a well-functioning democracy, where politicians are elected to represent the people of the country and act as their voice, public participation is a critical and essential good governance tool that fosters accountability, transparency, and public oversight. This gives people the chance to meaningfully participate in decisions that affect their lives. In South Africa, as Read more >
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By Janine Erasmus – CW Voices Events highlighted in South Africa’s news cycle in the last three months or so have exposed our country’s deep-rooted challenges with corruption, organised crime, and the haunting lack of protection for whistle-blowers who expose criminal activity. From the revelations of alleged criminal syndicate infiltration into our policing system – Read more >
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Image: Justice and Security Cluster on X The 11-member ad hoc committee set up to investigate allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, commenced with its hearings on 7 October 2025. As with the currently sitting Madlanga commission of inquiry into the same topic, the first witness was Mkhwanazi. The committee is chaired Read more >