Parliament, in its own words, “is the place where the members of Parliament [MPs] look after your interests.” It is only just, therefore, that Parliament allows public participation and oversight so that people can rest assured that MPs do indeed have the nation’s interests at heart. This is vital in a well-functioning democracy, because MPs Read more >
Posts
CORRUPTION NEWS
Submissions must be received by no later than 30 November 2023 The Civilian Secretariat for Police Service has published the Draft National Policing Policy (NPP), which is now open for comment from the public. Citizens have until 30 November to submit their comments. “This policy envisions that by 2030 South Africa enjoys a police service Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
South Africa should tread cautiously on its approach towards whistle-blower incentivisation, take lessons from both the countries that have made it a success and the ones that have failed, and develop its own formula for the process. This is the mixed bag of proposals shared at a recent webinar on the subject, hosted by the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
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 >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Kirsten Pearson and Kavisha Pillay CORRECTION: Corruption Watch wishes to correct a previous observation made, that Professor Boitumelo Mmusinyane may not qualify for the role of public protector due to not being admitted as an advocate. We have been corrected in this regard, and Prof Mmusinyane is, in fact, admitted as an advocate of Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate a Person for Appointment as Public Protector (PP) is on track with its schedule of selecting a suitable person to be named as the next public protector. On 12 July the committee met to discuss the list of applications and nominations from which the short list would be compiled, Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
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 >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate a Person for Appointment as Public Protector met on 12 July to discuss the nominations and applications received now that the deadline of 7 July has passed. The committee revealed that 53 nominations and 17 applications were put forward. Of these, 38 names made it to the preliminary list Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
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 >