The KwaMhlanga Poultry Project, meant to benefit emerging farmers in the same way the ill-fated Vrede Dairy Project would have, is in tatters. Among other complaints, a group of people who did not qualify for inclusion but benefited because of their political influence and connections, have hijacked the project and ruined its prospects.
A mix of high unemployment, poverty and corruption exacerbated the suffering of vulnerable populations during lockdowns across Africa, write Linus Unah, Sally Hayden, Maurice Oniang’o and Patrick Egwu for
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In part 3 of our corruption in wildlife crime series, we discuss the convergence of wildlife crime and other crime, such as money laundering, drug or human trafficking, or fraud. Experts agree that to be effective, measures must include enhanced international co-operation, the involvement of all relevant enforcement agencies, the recognition of wildlife crime as a type of organised crime, and corruption and financial investigations to help recover the ill-gotten proceeds.
Corruption Watch has made a written submission on the Land Court bill of 2021, The organisation has focused on several vulnerabilities in the bill’s provisions, including no effective mechanisms that reduce the scope for corruption, and unclear indications as to how it will address existing systemic hurdles that make it difficult for land claimants to obtain land restitution. Download our submission for the full details.
Following up on its statement released in October 2020, the Civil Society Working Group on State Capture again calls for law enforcement agencies to focus their attention on individuals and corporations who have either allegedly been complicit in state capture or might have information that can assist the state in challenging the state capture networks. The group has supplied a comprehensive list of such entities.
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Former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke has advisd the Independent Electoral Commission to postpone the upcoming local government elections, scheduled for 27 October this year. In a report released today, Moseneke has recommended that February 2022 be the new target, as only by then would 40% of the population be vaccinated and a herd immunity state be reached. The IEC, meanwhile, unveiled its online voter registration facility just days ago.
Stopping graft in one country often depends on other nations lending a hand.,and the Emirati government should extradite the Gupta brothers, write David Lewis and Michael Breen. Because the Guptas must still answer in South Africa to extensive corruption allegations against them, sheltering them risks damaging the UAE’s diplomatic and financial reputation.
Corruption Watch demands swift consequences for those complicit in the rampant violence and looting of the past days, but also insists that the ANC immediately purge its ranks of those equally guilty of looting state resources. The organisation advocates for much more progressive and inclusive policies that take account of the dire circumstances under which people have been forced to live during recent times.
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