CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption endangers road users

Road safety organisation Arrive Alive, in a recently published online report, discussed crimes that affect road users, as well as the quality of South Africa’s roads. These crimes include corruption. Arrive Alive reported: “We have to admit that we face serious challenges to safety daily at our homes, places of work and on the roads. Read more >

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The rot of corruption feeds on impunity of the powerful

by David Lewis The considerable advances since 1994 notwithstanding, South Africa is still confronted with huge challenges. Poverty, inequality and unemployment leap out. Public education and health systems are severely strained. Service delivery protests and crippling strikes manifest these social and economic conditions. Yet the issue that dominated last month’s elections was corruption. That corruption Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Corruption steals from youth’s future prospects

By Valencia Talane Employment prospects of many young people across the country are hampered by corruption and they do not access all the necessary basic services they need because of it. They would take part in a march, if given the chance, to show their unhappiness with the corruption in South Africa. This was revealed Read more >

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SA youth, take your place!

Our Youth Month coverage kicks off with a rousing call to arms by Sbusiso Leope – better known as DJ Sbu – as he encourages the young people of South Africa to get actively involved in fighting corruption. After all, it's their future that is at stake, and the power to tackle the scourge is Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

No new car for Nene

Our hero this week is the new finance minister Nhlanhla Nene, who has started his tenure by taking a leaf out of the book of his predecessor Pravin Gordhan – he has asked his fellow ministers to be prudent in the purchase of their official vehicles. Nene has also stated that he’ll keep the car Read more >

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Media also needs to clean up its act

By Valencia Talane Mail & Guardian executive chairman and African media entrepreneur Trevor Ncube on Wednesday challenged delegates at the Integrity and Corruption in the Media conference in Johannesburg to leave with solutions for the loss of credibility and respect of journalism as a profession. The event entered its second and last day on Thursday Read more >

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We’re hiring a head of communications!

Corruption Watch is looking to recruit a head of communications, who will be based in our Braamfontein office. Key performance areas for this exciting and challenging senior position include : Development and ongoing management of the communications strategy; Management of media relations and monitoring; Management of Corruption Watch’s digital platforms; Overall responsibility for the public education Read more >

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Weapons disappearing from police custody

South Africa's police force is perceived to be the most corrupt of the country's government departments – this perception has been reinforced by various studies, including one conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council in 2012, and Transparency International's 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, Now, it has received a new blow in the form of a Read more >

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Municipalities improve corruption-reporting process

By Valencia Talane Protection for whistleblowers who report corruption within a municipality has been reinforced, thanks to new regulations that come into effect in July. The new Municipal Regulations on Financial Misconduct Procedures and Criminal Proceedings were gazetted into law on Friday 30 May. Through the Protected Disclosures Act (PDA), public officials who report acts Read more >