Entries by Corruption Watch

AGSA seeing improvement in municipalities’ response to MIs

16th February 2024 in , /by

Earlier in February Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke appeared virtually before the parliamentary Standing Committee on the Auditor General to brief members on progress regarding the material irregularities it had identified during municipal audits. She said her office has noticed improvement in some municipalities’ efforts to submit financial statements, and there were improvements in municipalities that had previously had consecutive disclaimed audit opinions.

Wanted: a SONA that hits all the right notes

12th February 2024 in , /by

Traditionally, corruption gets short shrift in the annual State of the Nation address. It is time that President Cyril Ramaphosa moves the topic much higher up the page, writes Corruption Watch executive director Karam Singh, and tells the nation exactly how the government is going to build capable institutions and place the fight against corruption front and centre on its agenda.

Sona 2024: a historic opportunity to set our country on a new course

7th February 2024 in , /by

Corruption Watch and 15 other organisations have written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the final State of the Nation address that he will deliver in this administration, on 8 February 2024. “Please give South Africa hope that we can build an economy that prioritises care, tackles the scourge of gender-based violence, promotes equality, and centres the needs of the most vulnerable.”