HEROES & ZEROES

SIU recoups millions in stolen state funds

Our hero this week is the Special Investigating Unit, which recently announced that it had recovered R181-million in stolen state funds by stopping dodgy payments to grant beneficiaries, including those benefiting from low-cost housing and social pensions systems. It has also returned these funds to the various government departments and municipalities which suffered the losses. Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Tlakula is missing the point

By Nicola Whittaker Recently, the spotlight has been on two pillars of our democracy, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Office of the Public Protector.  At the heart of the fight is a contract entered into by the IEC, now Chaired by Advocate Pansy Tlakula, and Abland (Pty) Ltd for the lease of the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Schools rot rife in E Cape, August tip-offs show

By Nicky Rehbock August saw a record number of schools tip-offs sent in to Corruption Watch, with the majority of complaints coming from small towns in the Eastern Cape, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Sixty-nine reports came in from the public during the previous month, bringing the overall number of schools reports sent in by Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

IEC lease saga gives us a hero+zero

For exposing the irregular Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) lease deal this week, we honour the public protector’s office for forging ahead with its mandate of demanding accountability from public leaders. We make our zero IEC chair Advocate Pansy Tlakula, whose undeclared conflict of interest and flouting of procurement processes were at the heart of Public Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

JMPD no-bribe drive – Joburgers mixed on progress

As we wrap up our three-part series on how the Joburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) is faring in its anti-corruption drive, we have turned the focus to you, our public, to gauge sentiments and assess trends – at a quick glance, the response has been mixed. Quick recap: Part 1: Anti-graft plan working, says JMPD Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Low-income housing: more transparency needed

Since 1994, the government has driven large-scale delivery of state subsidised homes to low-income families across the country. In the past 19 years, nearly two-million subsidised homes have been built, mostly in the Reconstruction and Development Programme and Breaking New Ground housing projects. It is a notable achievement by any measure. But all is not Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

JMPD bribe hotspots revealed

By Kavisha Pillay After speaking to JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar and analysing our own data from the tip-offs we get from the public, it’s become clear that Sandton is a bribe hotspot, followed closely by Fourways, Dainfern and Midrand. Assess the level of metro cop bribery in your area with our nifty Google Map! You Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Anti-graft plan working, says JMPD

By Kavisha Pillay and Zaheer Cassim Corruption Watch recently took to the streets of Joburg to find out how the city’s anti-corruption plan is progressing, especially among the ranks of the metro police division. If the statistics are anything to go by, cops do seem to be cleaning up their act. The city’s strategy was Read more >