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Former minister’s court woes not over, corruption trial looming

20 May 2024, 12:32

Image: WIkimedia Commons It was a time of one hit and one miss in the courts recently for former state security minister Bongani Bongo, who has been embroiled in corruption cases for several years. He told journalists on Friday 10 May that he harboured no bitterness after he was discharged, along with seven co-accused, in Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Extension of deadline for submissions on General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill

23 Jan 2024, 11:22

Following several requests for an extension by individuals and various groups interested in contributing to the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill, the Ad Hoc Committee on the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill has resolved to extend the deadline for written submissions on the Bill from 31 January to 15 February 2024.The extension was granted because Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

State capture: Ramaphosa marks first year of implementation plan with report

14 Dec 2023, 10:02

The Presidency has delivered some good news, and some not so good news, on the state capture front, to end off a long and difficult year of responding to corruption. What is clear in a progress report, released in the last week of November, on the implementation of the Zondo report recommendations is that more Read more >

OPINIONS

We, the people, must play the political game rather than being played

01 Jul 2022, 11:36

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA By Melusi NcalaFirst published on News24 Corruption is a plague that requires our collaborative, united, and purposeful efforts if it is to be dealt with decisively. The fight against graft has yielded successes and brought corruption into the mainstream discourse – but has also enabled its use as rhetoric for character assassination or Read more >

OPINIONS

Wheel of justice is turning, slowly but noticeably

17 Jun 2022, 10:16

By Karam Singh and Janine ErasmusFirst published on Business Day South Africans can be forgiven for feeling despondent about the state of corruption in South Africa. Every other day, it seems, brings new revelations of alleged malfeasance and misdemeanour, not just from ordinary citizens but from the very top levels of leadership in our country. Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Fraser bid to cross-examine SSA witnesses fails

01 Dec 2021, 18:42

By Valencia Talane Former State Security Agency (SSA) director-general (DG) Arthur Fraser will not be cross-examining any of the witnesses who implicated him in state capture earlier this year. The chairperson of the state capture commission, acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Wednesday dismissed an application by Fraser to cross-examine a number of witnesses in Read more >

POLICY AND ADVOCACY

Flawed process for selection of Ipid head yields many questions

21 Jul 2020, 14:50

By Kavisha Pillay and Sabeehah MotalaFirst published on News24 Police minister Bheki Cele and the parliamentary portfolio committee on police (PCP) have appointed a new executive director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), at a time when police misconduct and abuse is particularly rife in the country. At a presentation to the PCP on Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Finally, police watchdog Ipid will have a new head

20 Jul 2020, 15:00

By Thato Mahlangu A new head for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has been appointed, announced the police watchdog last week. The Portfolio Committee on Police said last Wednesday it has confirmed the nomination to appoint Jennifer Dikeledi Ntlatseng as Ipid’s new executive director (ED). Ntlatseng had been the director of the community relations under Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

CW strongly supports investigative journalists

03 Nov 2017, 16:35

CW strongly supports investigative journalists’ role in exposing corruption in SA Responding to a statement by the State Security Agency (SSA) about investigative journalist Jacques Pauw’s book The President’s Keepers, and threats by both SSA and the South African Revenue Service (Sars) against Pauw and his publisher, NB Publishers, to recall the book, Corruption Watch Read more >