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Putting a lid on explosive tender rot

By David Ondráčka When the phone rang, it was clear the caller was scared. He worked in the government, he said. He had information on a huge public tender that he needed to share. He had tried to complain to his superiors about the bidding process, but they had rebuffed his allegations. Now he wanted Read more >

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Getting to grips with ‘conflict of interest’

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi didn't mince his words last year when he said the biggest threat to South Africa’s democracy is the conflict of interest entered into by government leaders. He also called for a resolution to ban all public officials from doing business with the government, and to extend that to political leaders Read more >

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ANC’s new integrity commission raises eyebrows

News of establishing a Renewal Integrity Commission, announced by the ANC at its 53rd elective congress in Mangaung this week, has been met with cynicism by members of the public, who voiced their opinions on social media networks. What particularly concerns South Africans is the fact that members of the party’s 80-member National Executive Council Read more >

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Rot won’t stay at bay

South African perceptions that the country is increasingly corrupt were already set when Corruption Watch (CW) was launched on Joburg’s Constitution Hill in January this year, head of communications at Corruption Watch Bongi Mlangeni wrote in City Press on International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2012. She continued: We set out to expose and campaign Read more >

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Corruption Watch in the press

The last seven days have been busy for Corruption Watch, with the mid-week release of Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index on the one hand, and a campaign by the organisation ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2012. Local media made a lot of noise about the index – understandably so – as Read more >

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Business must stop rot of corruption

Another year – and a further slide down the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, Corruption Watch director David Lewis wrote in the Sunday Times on International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2012. To read the clip as a JPEG, click here. Image Excerpt Another year – and a further slide down the Transparency International Corruption Read more >

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Ban civil servants from doing deals with state – Vavi

Public officials involved in corruption don’t fear the consequences of their actions due to a culture of non-accountability, and lifestyle audits of these individuals are necessary. This is one of the key points that came out of the International Anti-Corruption Day roundtable discussion at the Unisa in Pretoria on Monday 10 December 2012. Cosatu general Read more >

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Lessons from the US in fighting corruption

Two weeks ago, Net1 Universal Electronic Payment System Technologies disclosed that it was being investigated by the US department of justice for violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Net1 is listed on the Nasdaq and the JSE. Its share price plummeted after the disclosure. The far-reaching Foreign Corrupt Practices Act criminalises corruption perpetrated outside Read more >

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Corruption Watch animation now online!

The hot, young talent behind the banned Nkandla fish and chips ad, Mdu Ntuli, is joining forces with Corruption Watch to bring out a six-part animated series to encourage South Africans to speak out against corruption ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December. The series, which will play out in six parts on YouTube Read more >