CORRUPTION NEWS

R1.5bn construction fines: ‘graft has consequences’

By Valencia Talane Large companies hoping to do work with government in future will have to heed a stern warning from the Competition Commission, which today slapped 15 construction firms with penalties amounting to R1.5-billion for tender-rigging and collusion for projects done between 2006 and 2010. Read the full press release here. The value of Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

Honouring Gauteng’s top graft-busting cop

We award our hero title this week posthumously to slain top cop and corruption-buster Major-General Tirhani Maswanganyi, who was found dead near his house in Hammanskraal in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 18 June 2013. Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Neville Malila said the cause of death is unknown and they are waiting for the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Maladministration and money missing!

Image Excerpt The most prevalent word in schools complaints from Gauteng is “maladministration”. Cases of money missing, principals and treasurers not being transparent with finances, and corruption in contracts for stationery also come up a lot. What word would you use to describe the corruption at your school? File Upload WORDS.jpg

CORRUPTION NEWS

Surge of schools complaints from Soweto

Image Excerpt In analysing the complaints we’ve received from the public about corruption in schools in Gauteng, we picked up that Soweto and Randburg are particular hotspots. Does your area come up in this graph? File Upload GRAPH.jpg File Upload WORDS.jpg

CORRUPTION NEWS

Your voices on corruption: first quarter 2013

Want to know how many complaints we’ve received this year, what they are about, who they’re about and where the hotspots are? Be sure to brush up on the latest stats and facts in our first quarter report for 2013 where we Draw the line on corruption! <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> The game Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

KZN health department’s clean sweep

By Valencia Talane KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo this week revealed the results of an intensified effort within his department to fight fraud and corruption during his department’s budget vote speech. Four years and 241 investigated cased later, the task team mandated to rid the department of bad apples deserves our hero of the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Doctors who cheat the state: surgeon speaks out

By Zaheer Cassim Additional reporting by Nicky Rehbock Paediatric surgeon Dr Bob Banieghbal takes a sip of his coffee at the cafeteria in the lobby of the private Park Lane Hospital. Sitting with both hands behind his head, he stretches back and begins to talk about his career in medicine that began nearly two decades Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Your schools stories: principals behaving badly

Here’s a snapshot of some of the schools incidents* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we’re picking up: a service provider bribing principals to secure their business, a governing body flouting the law and booting cleaning staff off school property to house teachers. Service Read more >