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Cogta, your silence is not so golden

Corruption Watch (CW) this week exposed tender irregularities involving respected rural development NGO Mvula Trust, which was allegedly used as a front so that a well-connected company could get some of the spoils. The findings have been passed on to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), which was involved in the awarding Read more >

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Treasury flexes its muscles

Our hero this week is the National Treasury, which, in an unprecedented move, has cut the umbilical cord of funding to a municipality in the northern Free State following its failure to submit financial statements to the Office of the Auditor-General (AG) as required in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act – for the Read more >

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Hero and zero of 2012

The Corruption Watch zero of the year for 2012 is our country’s first citizen, President Jacob Zuma. The hero award goes to the lady who uncovered several corrupt senior officials in his administration, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. Corruption Watch asked readers on Wednesday to vote from a selection of eight contenders for each award, and Read more >

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Vote for your hero or zero of the year

Corruption Watch has reported on the good, the  bad and the ugly sides of corruption over the past year. The good came from individuals and organisations that took a firm stand against corruption, despite the odds against them, the bad spent taxpayers' money for personal luxuries and the ugly went as far committing murder to Read more >

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eThekwini backtracks after dodgy appointment

Corruption Watch can confirm that eThekwini Municipality’s decision to appoint Slindokuhle Hadebe as deputy city manager for human settlements and infrastructure has been reversed. In December 2012 it was reported that Hadebe had been named the new chief of the housing and infrastructure department despite him being on suspension from another municipality due to a Read more >

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Metro cops in hot water after hawker takes action

For laying a charge of intimidation and corruption against a group of Tshwane metro police officers, a Pretoria informal trader is our hero of the week. To stop this kind of behaviour, ordinary South Africans need to join the fight. Seven officers from the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) are under investigation after several complaints Read more >

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High-flying Joemat-Pettersson gets a big 0

We were spoiled for choice with zeroes this week, which is never a good sign. That the National Council of Provinces passed the Secrecy Bill was not too much of a shock, but it still raises major concerns about the intentions of government in this regard. The Bill stands to limit public access to classified Read more >

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Gauteng finances in good hands

Today is International Day to End Impunity, prompting Corruption Watch to give the title of Hero of the Week to Gauteng Finance Minister Mandla Nkomfe for prioritising corruption busting in local government.   “Through the diligent work of employees and the public, the Gauteng provincial government has unearthed over 150 cases of alleged fraud and Read more >

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The long and patient arm of the law

  One David, screenwriter, essayist and Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet once said: “Many remark justice is blind; pity those in her sway, shocked to discover she is also deaf.”   Another David, former South African politician and soon to be jailbird David Malatsi may have realised only this week that his namesake was correct Read more >