In a victory for South Africa’s constitutional principle of public participation in democratic processes, the Constitutional Court on Friday handed down a unanimous judgment that found that the National Assembly failed to comply with its constitutional obligation to facilitate reasonable public involvement in recommending persons to be appointed as members of the Commission for Gender Read more >
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With local government elections coming up next year, it is important that voters do their research beforehand so they know their options and are clear about which party or candidate deserves their vote. One of the big issues is that of political party funding, where transparency and regulation are crucial components of an efficient democracy. Read more >
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Image: IEC The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa calls on all South Africans to join the national dialogue on the potential implementation of electronic voting systems in the country’s electoral processes. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 30 September 2025. Electronic voting (e-voting) refers to any voting system where votes are cast or Read more >
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Since 2016, Corruption Watch (CW) has actively monitored leadership appointments, especially to the Chapter 9 institutions that support our democratic framework. Accordingly, not only have we vetted candidates in line for such leadership positions, but we have also made written submissions to several committees in Parliament and to Chapter 9 institutions on the transparency of Read more >
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Public procurement – the process by which the government contracts for the provision of goods, services, and infrastructure – presents one of the biggest corruption risks in modern society. Opportunistic officials find creative ways to include bribery, fraud, collusion, nepotism, bid-rigging, and other corrupt practices as part of the deal, which becomes a lucrative enterprise Read more >
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The Tax Justice Network (TJN) released the 2025 edition of its Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) on 3 June 2025, following on the previous edition released in 2022. The key finding, says the organisation, is that those countries who provide the most financial secrecy are clearly moving towards autocracy. Of this year’s top 10, says TJN, Read more >
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Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke on Wednesday revealed to Parliament that only 41 of South Africa’s 257 municipalities obtained clean audit outcomes in the latest Municipal Finance Management Act audit outcomes for the 2023/24 financial year – although this is an improvement from the previous reporting period’s 35 municipalities. Furthermore, 99 municipalities obtained unqualified outcomes with findings, Read more >
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In November 2014, the then premier of Gauteng David Makhura told an anti-corruption summit convened by his government in Midrand, Johannesburg, of plans to develop an ethics management strategy across all departments of the province. This was to build a corruption-free administration that values ethics and promotes an honest government. Underpinning such a strategy would Read more >
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By Moepeng TalaneFirst published on Business Day What reasonable measures must Parliament use to ensure meaningful public participation in its processes? This is a question that dominated the hearing of arguments on March 6 regarding an application brought by Corruption Watch to the Constitutional Court. The matter follows the 2022 recommendation to President Cyril Ramaphosa Read more >