Here’s a snapshot of some of the corruption reports* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we’re picking up: immigration officers at Home Affairs colluding with agents, a tourist with a bribe dilemma and a clinic sister in the Eastern Cape cooking her books. Immigration Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Here’s a snapshot of some of the reports* on schools we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we’re picking up: an education department clerk offering jobs to friends and family, learners at a no-fees school forced to give teachers money, and a drunken principal embezzling Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Kavisha Pillay In a letter published in The Star newspaper earlier this month, President Jacob Zuma congratulated the public servants of South Africa who, he said, were improving the country. While it is commendable that many are indeed hard-working and honest individuals who strive to build the nation, the president paints a somewhat fantastical Read more >
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By Valencia Talane For a small village in Limpopo, a community centre provides shelter, meals and life-skills training, mostly to youth who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The livelihood of such a centre depends on donations from the public and financial support from organisations that give to charities. The centre was one of more than 700 Read more >
HEROES & ZEROES
Dr JS Moroka local municipality in Mpumalanga is our zero this week. A procurement officer employed at the municipality is under investigation for allegedly awarding a contract – at an inflated cost – to her husband. Corruption Watch asks: why was this allowed to happen? A mistaken email, followed by speedy reporting by a whistle Read more >
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Here’s a snapshot of some of the reports* on schools we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we’re picking up: an “untouchable” principal on Gauteng’s East Rand, a teacher with a dodgy past at a school near Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal who seems to be pilfering Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
These are your stories! Here’s a snapshot of some of the corruption reports* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we’re picking up: metro cops in Joburg demanding “lunch money”, a despondent youngster in Mpumalanga who says she failed her learners’ licence because she didn’t Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
JS Moroka supporting documents: Selectech’s R2 000 invoice to JK Moroka Municipality for a set of glass vials. Selectech’s agreement to supply Nxobile & Josie with a set of glass vials at a price of R2 000. Purchasing order showing JS Moroka Municipality was buying the same set of glass vials from Nxobile & Josie Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Municipalities in North West were hailed by the province’s leadership towards the end of 2012 for meeting auditor-general (AG) Terence Nombembe’s deadline for submitting their financial statements for that year – but what was not revealed at the time was that the achievement came with a R29-million bill for taxpayers. On Wednesday, Mail & Guardian Read more >