OPINIONSThe legacy of Corruption Watch and the challenges ahead 06 May 2022, 9:04 By Mzukisi QoboFirst published on Business Day This year, Corruption Watch observes a decade since it was formed in January 2012. It is an initiative borne of concerted action across civil society, including trade unionists, civic leaders and business leaders, and was formed as a response to the growing scourge of corruption in society and Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS SA improves on latest defence integrity index, but still no standout 18 Nov 2021, 13:03 Image: Wikimedia Commons, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Transparency International Defence & Security has released the latest edition of its government defence integrity (GDI) index. The 2020 edition is now available online. It was previously known as the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index. Corruption in the defence sector weakens public institutions and also limits a country’s ability to defend itself. Government bodies play a pivotal role Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Zuma pleads not guilty, corruption trial postponed to 19 July 26 May 2021, 14:53 The corruption trial of former president Jacob Zuma and his co-accused, French arms manufacturer Thales, resumed today in the Pietermaritzburg High Court after a week-long break, only to be postponed until 19 July by Judge Piet Koen. This will give the state time to analyse the documents related to the special plea Zuma has entered Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Zuma to plead ‘not guilty’ when corruption trial resumes on 26 May 17 May 2021, 11:25 Image: eNCA At the High Court in Pietermaritzburg today, former president Jacob Zuma was there early, supported by his son Duduzane, suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, a small crowd of fans, and ANC politician Tony Yengeni, among others. Zuma, along with French arms manufacturer Thales – known at the time as Thomson-CSF – is on Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Zuma corruption trial to commence on 17 May, postponement not ruled out 13 May 2021, 11:42 Former president Jacob Zuma has been dodging corruption charges for 16 years. Since 2005, when those charges of racketeering, money laundering, corruption and fraud relating to the 1999 arms deal were first brought against him, he has been more slippery than a pig in mud. Mud dries up eventually, though, and so it is with Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Conduct of Seriti commission judges to be investigated 12 May 2021, 10:44 In 2016 Corruption Watch (CW) and Right2Know (R2K) challenged the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Fraud, Corruption and Wrongdoing in the Strategic Defence Procurement Package (the Seriti commission). The two organisations argued that the commission misled the public by exonerating politicians and public servants of any wrongdoing relating to the arms Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Zuma corruption trial date finally set down for 17 May 25 Feb 2021, 10:54 Street art by Faith47 Jacob Zuma, a man who has been dodging corruption charges since the mid-2000s, will finally go on trial for those charges on 17 May. The Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled on 23 February that the corruption case against Zuma and his co-accused, French arms company Thales, will start in just under three Read more >
LITIGATION Zuma, Thales corruption trial looms after latest challenge dismissed 22 Jan 2021, 14:22 On Friday morning, 22 January, the Pietermaritzburg High Court dismissed, with costs, the bid by French arms company Thales to challenge racketeering charges. Known at that time as Thomson-CSF, Thales was a supplier in South Africa’s controversial multi-billion-rand arms deal in 1999. The charges of corruption, racketeering and money laundering are linked to the hugely Read more >
LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS High Court’s Seriti judgment should cheer commission-weary SA 09 Sep 2019, 10:40 By Caroline James and Tara DavisFirst published on Maverick Citizen When Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane suggested in Parliament last month that President Cyril Ramaphosa appoint a commission of inquiry into the disgraced company Bosasa (now known as African Global Operations), the collective sigh of exasperation around the country was almost audible. Commissions of inquiry Read more >