Since Corruption Watch launched its schools campaign, reports of irregularities in school management have been coming in thick and fast. Since January 2012, the civil society organisation has received over 300 reports of corruption in schools via its website, SMS hotline, and telephone. Corruption Watch has made schools monitoring a focus in 2013. Now, new Read more >
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By Lee-Ann Collingridge The roles of principals and school governing bodies in managing a school are complex and appear to overlap, which can cause conflict. In this article we unpack what these two jobs actually entail and look at the different laws that apply to schools. To give you an idea of where lines get Read more >
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By Nicky Rehbock August saw a record number of schools tip-offs sent in to Corruption Watch, with the majority of complaints coming from small towns in the Eastern Cape, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Sixty-nine reports came in from the public during the previous month, bringing the overall number of schools reports sent in by Read more >
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We want to find out from you how corruption is happening at your or your child's school. What are the biggest problems, who's to blame and how can it be fixed? Tell us all about it here! Image Excerpt We want to find out from you how corruption is happening at your or your child’s Read more >
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Since launching our schools campaign in January 2013, we have received over 200 schools corruption tip-offs. Our data indicates that principals and members of school governing bodies are the biggest culprits in the misconduct reported. Check out our infographic showing the latest reporting trends. Image Excerpt Since launching our schools campaign in January 2013, we Read more >
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By Valencia Talane and Kavisha Pillay Need to know how to fight the abuse of power and resources in your child’s school? Check out our easy-to-use toolkit that will guide you on the right questions to ask, so you can address the right issues and hold the right people accountable. YOUR SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Read more >
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Here’s a snapshot of some of the schools incidents* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we're picking up: a power struggle at a school that resulted in a corrupt principal being appointed; a deputy principal at a college buying expensive software that never materialised; Read more >
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The findings of Transparency International’s 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, that almost 50% of South Africans have reported paying a bribe in the last year to secure essential services, are reflected in the complaints Corruption Watch has received from the public over the same period. Read the full article here. “The TI data supports what we Read more >
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Here’s a snapshot of some of the schools incidents* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we're picking up: principals exposed again, this time for nepotism, keeping teachers in the dark about school finances, and taking money meant for paying a school’s utility bill. Principal Read more >