Entries by Corruption Watch

What procurement data can tell us about procrastination

6 August 2024 in , , /by

CW’s Kirsten Pearson recently undertook an analysis of the levels of public spending over the past financial year. She found a spike in new contracts, as well as in authorised deviations and expansions, in the few months before financial year-end – and particularly in November and December 2023. This year-end spending surge is likely to result in unwise procurement decisions as departments rush to use unspent funds to avoid having to give them back to Treasury.

Public service professionalisation has begun to take shape

26 July 2024 in , /by

The mammoth task of professionalising the public service is gathering momentum. The National Assembly recently passed the Public Administration Management Amendment Bill and the Public Service Amendment Bill, while the Department of Public Service and Administration has also published a new directive to guide departments in implementing the professionalisation framework which was launched in October 2022.

Mothibi tells of death threats, corruption, faulty public procurement system

19 July 2024 in , /by

Special Investigating Unit head Andy Mothibi spoke candidly about South Africa’s broken procurement system and the challenges the unit faces on a daily basis in challenging the relentless corruption within and exploitation of the system. In a recent interview with News24, he revealed that he and his team face not only pushback against reforms but also threats to their safety, in an onslaught that continues on a daily basis.

The influence of corruption on the transition to renewable energy in SA

18 July 2024 in , , /by

South Africa’s transition to greater use of renewable energies, such as solar, is being hampered by a number of factors, says economics professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz in a recent research paper titled Exploring the impact of institutional quality to South Africa’s transition to renewables. “Chief among them is corruption, which is affecting the quality of institutions.”