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Using the law to frustrate, rather than support, whistle-blowers

Whistle-blowers and their challenges and potential hardships have been in the news lately. Plans to amend the legislation governing their protection are in motion – though not at the urgent speed we would like to see. Civil society organisations, including Corruption Watch, have been asking for meaningful changes for years, and it is only with Read more >

Lamola: Public must invoke Mandela spirit in guiding whistle-blower law changes

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Ronald Lamola urged members of the public to make meaningful contributions to the discussion document released by his department in June on amendments to whistle-blower protection legislation. Lamola delivered the keynote address at a symposium on the topic, hosted by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on Friday. In contributing, Read more >

SA public has say in how whistle-blowers should be protected

It may have taken the state capture commission and its recommendations for us to get here, but government is finally taking stock of the many public submissions from whistle-blowers, whistle-blower advocacy organisations, and civil society organisations in amending our whistle-blower protection regime. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has released a discussion paper for Read more >

HSRC survey: Attitudes towards the Zondo Commission and State Capture

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is running a survey titled Attitudes towards the Zondo Commission and State Capture. The organisation says this is its final dedicated online survey on attitudes towards the Zondo commission. The survey also asks for thoughts on the protection of whistle-blowers, and on cadre deployment. “The survey is about society’s Read more >