Entries by Corruption Watch

Move on from blaming apartheid, ANC govt, and take responsibility for failures

8 September 2023 /0 Comments/in , , /by

Leading government comes with responsibilities that politicians do not always appear to grasp, writes Moepeng Valencia Talane for CW Voices – especially the broad principle of accountability when things go wrong. In recent years, politicians – particularly those in the ruling party – have often missed the opportunity to admit failures in governance, instead invoking what many call the ‘apartheid card’. It’s an unfortunate trend for which they are forgiven a lot, and it does not take us forward as a country.

Another NSFAS debacle puts students’ futures at risk

6 September 2023 in , /by

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is embroiled in a fresh set of controversies – one that is affecting the prospects of students to finish their education. The nonchalant attitude at the scheme, and the long-standing corruption, should be of huge concern for those who serve oversight on it, since they are the same people who, year after year, promise financial relief to the underprivileged.

Make whistle-blowers the focus of the law, CW says in DoJ submission

4 September 2023 in , , , , , /by

Corruption Watch has submitted comments on the justice department’s proposed changes to the legislative whistle-blower protection regime. Any changes, says the organisation, have to acknowledge whistle-blowers as the focal point, and the objective to ensure their broadest possible protection should be a foundational principle of the legislation and the starting point for the drafting of any definitions.

Addressing corporate corruption in South Africa: The EOH experience

29 August 2023 in , , , /by

The National Business Initiative, Corruption Watch, and independent global affairs think tank ODI today released a report named Addressing Corporate Corruption in South Africa: The EOH Experience. The report looks at corporate corruption with the view that it has similarly damaging effects on the economy as does state capture, and uses the EOH turnaround as a case study.

Phala Phala findings ‘raise more questions than answers’ – CSOs

28 August 2023 in , /by

Corruption Watch and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse have questioned the findings contained in the Reserve Bank’s report on Phala Phala. While the central bank found no wrongdoing, it intends to withhold the report except for some information, and the two organisations say there are now more questions than answers and they are not satisfied that the transaction was above board.