LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS

SA public has say in how whistle-blowers should be protected

It may have taken the state capture commission and its recommendations for us to get here, but government is finally taking stock of the many public submissions from whistle-blowers, whistle-blower advocacy organisations, and civil society organisations in amending our whistle-blower protection regime. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has released a discussion paper for Read more >

LITIGATION

CW helps to overturn Mazetti gagging order on AmaBhungane

By Nkululeko Conco Image: GroundUp Corruption Watch is pleased with the outcome of the AmaBhungane v Mazetti matter where the High Court in Johannesburg handed down its judgment on Monday, 3 July 2023, setting aside a previous order which aimed to muzzle the AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism (AmaB). AmaB has been publishing a series called Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Fast-tracking the fight against corruption in Southern Africa

First published on the UN Office on Drugs and Crime “Corruption threatens our security. It drives organised crime. It corrodes our economy. It crushes opportunities for development. And it traps people in cycles of inequality and poverty,” said UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) executive director Ghada Waly in her message on International Anti-Corruption Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Ousted Magashule’s criminal headache as a one-man show

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZAUsed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license A mere two weeks after he was expelled from the ANC following decades in its leadership ranks, Ace Magashule is reportedly pursuing a ‘moonshot pact’, liaising with some opposition parties and looking for a new political home. Magashule held the powerful position of secretary-general of Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Parly questions Hawks and Ipid on state capture investigations

There is some movement on investigations and prosecutions arising from the lengthy final report of the Zondo commission into state capture – but not much. In mid-June the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) briefed the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police on progress made in their investigations. Present Read more >

LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS

Comment on proposed reforms to SA’s whistle-blower protection regime

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJCD) has issued a call for written public comments on proposed reforms to South Africa’s legislative whistle-blower protection regime. Proposals are contained in a discussion document which may be downloaded for perusal. The 162-page document’s release follows recommendations made in the report of the Zondo commission, and President Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

SIU pursuing accountability from state institutions, Scopa told

The parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) is monitoring the progress of several investigations that originated from the Presidency and from the Zondo commission respectively. On 13 June the committee heard Andy Mothibi, head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), and Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the minister in the Presidency, giving an update on the status Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Democracy not so sweet any more, say South Africans

Survey results released last week indicate that the majority of South Africans are dissatisfied with the way democracy works in their country – this is according to Afrobarometer, who polled residents’ satisfaction with democracy during November and December 2022. Furthermore, few citizens see the country as a well-functioning democracy, with a growing majority saying they Read more >