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2024 Procurement Watch report unpacks current procurement risk trends

Corruption Watch (CW), partnering again with procurement law expert Prof Geo Quinot of Stellenbosch University, today released the 2024 Procurement Watch Report on Procurement Risk Trends. This is the fourth in CW’s series on procurement risk trends, and presents an analysis of selected forms of procurement data between 2016 and 2024. Previous reports were published in Read more >

Re-invest recovered corrupt money into investigative journalism, says TAEF

By Emmanuel K DogbeviFirst published on Ghana Business News African governments have been called upon to re-invest monies recovered from corrupt entities into investigative journalism, because a weakened media starves democracy. Speaking at the first in-person Digital Media Africa Conference since 2019 following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Churchill Otieno, president of The African Read more >

CW board responds to allegations in recent Sunday World article

Media Statement                                                                     3 July 2024 Corruption Watch board responds to allegations in recent Sunday World article In the interests of transparency and accountability, the board of Corruption Watch wishes to respond to the unfounded and misleading allegations levelled against it that appeared in an article in Sunday World on 30 June 2024. Read more >

AG to Parliament: local govt is ‘going backward’

South Africa’s municipalities are regressing in terms of their financial reporting; fruitless and wasteful expenditure stands at R7.41-billion – up from R4.89-billion in 2021/22 – while unauthorised expenditure is at R24.12-billion. And only 34 of the 257 that were audited for the 2022/23 financial year achieved clean audits. Delivering the 2022/2023 municipal audit outcomes in Read more >

SIU shuts down another dubious PPE contract

Another victory for the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), handed down by its Special Tribunal. It involves a R257-million contract for personal protective equipment (PPE) entered into by the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) and a company called Nkhane Projects and Supply during the Covid-19 pandemic that rocked the country four years ago. The tribunal has Read more >

Public Interest SA invites nominations for the 2024 Whistleblowers Awards

Public Interest South Africa (PISA) is proud to announce the opening of nominations for the 2024 Whistleblowers Awards. These prestigious awards aim to recognise and honour whistleblowers for their courageous efforts in exposing unethical behaviour and to promote ethical conduct, transparency, and accountability within organisations and society. The 2024 Whistleblowers Awards are presented in partnership Read more >

Private healthcare sector corruption to be investigated

Re-appointed health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has revealed, in an interview with Business Report, that private sector corruption in healthcare is about to come under investigation. Investigations will focus on medical aid fraud, inflated prices for procedures and supplies, and the growing problem of fraudulent medico-legal or malpractice claims against the state – all of Read more >

Business sector whistle-blowers raise their game

When one thinks of whistle-blowers, it is easy to only think of those who expose irregularities in the public service. However, there is a whole community of business sector whistle-blowers out there, and they are stepping up the pace, according to a new report by global risk and compliance firm Navex. For organisations looking to Read more >