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SA not fighting hard enough against organised crime

By Kwazi Dlamini South Africa, once a preferred holiday destination amongst travellers across the globe, known for its beautiful serene landscape, wildlife, and radiant diversity, is becoming a no-go area because of rising levels of crime. The country currently averages around 70 murders a day and has obtained the reputation of being one of the Read more >

Lamola: Whistle-blowers’ plight receiving attention

Justice minister Ronald Lamola has paid tribute to South Africa’s whistle-blowers. Speaking on 6 February at the hybrid conference on Countering the Corrupt – Reform of the Criminal Justice Administration in South Africa, Lamola said: “You are the true embodiment of the famous saying by British philosopher John Stuart Mill: ‘Bad men need nothing more Read more >

Has SA done enough to avoid joining the FATF grey list?

By James GeorgeFirst published on Moneyweb It’s a loaded question, and a lot has been done such as President Ramaphosa signing two amendments to our anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorism laws in December last year. The real question, however, is whether these amendments are going to translate into actions being taken. Will we see prosecution, Read more >

African governance index shows a less secure and democratic continent

Released on 25 January, just days before this week’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) gives further insight into why sub-Saharan Africa is consistently the worst performing region in the CPI. Launched in 2007 by Sudanese-British businessman Mo Ibrahim, the IIAG is published every two years, and is described as Read more >

SA slides further down 2022 CPI as global anti-corruption flounders

The release today of global anti-corruption movement Transparency International’s (TI) 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a discouraging story, as South Africa slips one point in the rankings of the leading global index measuring perceptions of public sector corruption around the world. South Africa has barely shifted position on the CPI over the 11 years Read more >

Treasury’s 2021/22 annual report gets qualified audit opinion from AG

National Treasury (NT) has finally tabled its 2021/22 annual report in Parliament, after finance minister Enoch Godongwana had asked the parliamentary speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to extend the deadline of 15 January. NT’s 2021/22 annual report was delayed because of an ongoing dispute between NT and the Auditor-General of South Africa (Agsa), which gave the report Read more >