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African Access staff and their government links

Shaun Battleman, CEO of Access Solution and founder of EduSolutions, has described himself as an activist, teacher and entrepreneur. He is now the head of a multibillion-rand empire that ranges from supplying educational textbooks and material to travel, property development, events management, travel and tourism, and earthworks.   After a brief stint starting in 2000 Read more >

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Cosatu members sign pledge

  About 200 union members took a firm stand against corruption by signing Corruption Watch’s pledge during Cosatu’s 11th National Congress, held at Gallagher Estate last week.   The four-day conference, which ran from 17 to 20 September, was attended by 3 000 Cosatu members and attracted trade union representatives from neighbouring countries such as Read more >

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Thousands of reports logged since launch

  As Corruption Watch heads into the final few months of the year, we thought we’d share with you some insights and information to give you a better idea of how we work and what reporting trends were picking up. The organisation functions by encouraging the public to report experiences of corruption directly through an Read more >

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Corruption Watch gets results

By Lorraine Louw Three days after launch, on 29 January, an anonymous whistleblower from the North West Education Department sent a tip off, rife with allegations of corruption and nepotism. Corruption Watch followed up the story and sent the information to The Sowetan newspaper, which also investigated. Read the article here. We can now report Read more >

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Expert calls on gvt for independent graft-busting unit

Steven Powell, the head of forensics at law firm Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, calls on government to show genuine political will for tackling corruption in South Africa by setting up an independent graft-fighting unit. The following was shared in his presentation at the recent Helen Suzman Foundation’s roundtable discussion on corruption: One of the key structural Read more >

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Union leaders perceived as corrupt

A third of union members allege there is corruption in their unions, but fewer than one in seven could ascertain that they had personally experienced it, according to a Congress Workers’ Survey released at the 11th Cosatu National Congress held at Gallagher Estate, Midrand on Monday.     The survey was conducted with 753 non-union Read more >

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Expert: Neo Africa could face criminal charges

The report by Neo Africa will come under scrutiny when whistleblower and former Limpopo Education general manager of budget Solly Tshitangano takes his unfair dismissal fight to court. In its report, Neo Africa cleared senior department officials of irregularities relating to the EduSolutions contract – a conclusion not shared by other investigations. A legal expert Read more >

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Unpacking SA’s education crisis – part four

In this, the fourth of our six-part series on the unfolding education crisis, we pick apart the roles and powers of the various investigative and administrative agencies involved with the Limpopo case, and identify what they are doing to resolve the crisis. Media professionals are free to use all copy and photographs from this series Read more >

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Khayelitsha commission to lift lid on rot

By Lorraine Louw Work has started in earnest for the commission of inquiry announced by Premier Helen Zille into the breakdown in relations between the police and residents in Khayelitsha, in Cape Town. The commission opened its offices to the public on 11 September. It was announced by the premier on 22 August, has been Read more >