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CW and Casac play role in ConCourt’s public protector judgment

07 Feb 2022, 15:20

Image: De Rebus “They simply add no real value on the issues that have increased here.” These were the words of Advocate Hangwi Matlhape, representing Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane as she took her fight to have Parliament’s rules for the impeachment and removal of Chapter 9 heads declared unconstitutional, to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt). And Read more >

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Interviews begin for appointment of inspector-general of intelligence

04 Feb 2022, 15:23

Parliament has announced that next week, on 8 and 9 February 2022, its joint standing committee on intelligence (JSCI) will interview the 10 shortlisted candidates vying for the position of inspector-general of intelligence (IGI). Importantly, the media may attend the interviews at Parliament, and the public may follow them virtually through streaming on Parliament’s social Read more >

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To equitably allocate resources, Saps must abide by court ruling on discrimination

03 Feb 2022, 12:18

On 3 February 2022, the Constitutional Court will hear its first case of the year, Social Justice Coalition and Others v Minister of Police and Others CCT 121/21. The applicants in this matter seek direct leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court against the alleged constructive refusal by the Western Cape High Court sitting as Read more >

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Municipal governance – how do South Africa’s metros rank?

02 Feb 2022, 14:18

Image: CoGTA By Stuart MbanyeleFirst published on Good Governance Africa Much of the coverage ahead of the November 2021 South African local government elections (LGEs) focused on the state of service delivery and administration within the country’s 257 municipalities. Besides the 205 local and 44 district municipalities, it is worth ascribing greater emphasis to the country’s eight metropolitan Read more >

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Zondo calls for public appointment process for future Sars heads

31 Jan 2022, 16:41

Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who also chairs the state capture commission, wants future commissioners of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) to be appointed in an open, public process. The first of three editions of the state capture commission’s report – released to the public two weeks ago – has found that Sars was Read more >

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ZEPs: the corruption threat lurking on the horizon

27 Jan 2022, 11:33

By Kwazi Dlamini Corruption and incompetence. These are the foremost concerns that haunt those affected by the Zimbabwe exemption permits (ZEPs) saga that became the subject of recent media reports over the scrapping of the rights associated with the document by the Department of Home Affairs last month. The specialised permits for nationals of Read more >

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CW marks 10th birthday with continued firm commitment to corruption fight

26 Jan 2022, 11:35

On this day a decade ago, Corruption Watch (CW) was launched. It has been a time of change in many ways, and a series of ups and downs just like any other entity existing in South Africa, but a number of original staffers are still here, and they and those who came after are as Read more >

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PSC commissioner vacancy: call for public input on shortlisted candidates

26 Jan 2022, 11:08

The Sub-Committee of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration has met to shortlist candidates for the post of Commissioner of the Public Service Commission. The portfolio committee received 146 applications in response to its advertisement for the job of Commissioner of the Public Service Commission (PSC). As the PSC is the custodian of good Read more >

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Another year, another CPI – and it’s the same old story

24 Jan 2022, 17:07

Image: Flickr/dirkb86 There’s not much to say about South Africa’s showing in this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released today by Transparency International (TI). We’ve said it all before in recent years, because South Africa has produced yet another mediocre score – one that has not changed by more than three points in the last Read more >