Entries by Corruption Watch

CW and AmaB submit on anti-money laundering bill, express concerns

11th October 2022 in , , , /by

In a comprehensive joint submission to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance today, non-profit organisations Corruption Watch and AmaBhungane presented their analysis of the gaps in the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill, which was developed in haste after the Financial Action Task Force found several weaknesses in the current framework. The two organisation also expressed disappointment at the short time frames allowed for public participation.

State capture: What to do with the offenders?

7th October 2022 in , , , /by

Given the clear lack of capacity in prosecutorial institutions, particularly the National Prosecuting Authority, will some form of amnesty encourage state capture perpetrators to come forward to ‘clean the slate’ or, as argued by Corruption Watch’s Karam Singh and Tharin Pillay, would post-Zondo South Africa be better served by capacitating pre-existing anti-corruption institutions and developing new, stronger and more effective means to hold the corrupt accountable?

MSAA: An Act in good faith, but will it work?

5th October 2022 in , , , /by

The local government sector in South Africa is the interface between the state and the citizens it delivers services to, but it is generally fraught with maladministration and corruption, and suffers under political interference. The recent signing into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the long-awaited Municipal Systems Amendment Act is a welcome intervention in the quest for good governance for the sector. The question is, will it be simple to implement?

Mosebenzi Zwane, two others arrested as NPA keeps Guptas in sight

29th September 2022 in , /by

Former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane is out on R20 000 bail after his arrest yesterday and appearance in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court. Zwane and two others were arrested on charges of fraud, theft, corruption and money laundering in connection with the Free State’s failed Estina Dairy Farm project, which was meant to support communities but instead enriched a corrupt few.