HEROES & ZEROES

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 >

HEROES & ZEROES

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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Rot won’t stay at bay

South African perceptions that the country is increasingly corrupt were already set when Corruption Watch (CW) was launched on Joburg’s Constitution Hill in January this year, head of communications at Corruption Watch Bongi Mlangeni wrote in City Press on International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2012. She continued: We set out to expose and campaign Read more >

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Corruption Watch in the press

The last seven days have been busy for Corruption Watch, with the mid-week release of Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index on the one hand, and a campaign by the organisation ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2012. Local media made a lot of noise about the index – understandably so – as Read more >

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Business must stop rot of corruption

Another year – and a further slide down the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, Corruption Watch director David Lewis wrote in the Sunday Times on International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2012. To read the clip as a JPEG, click here. Image Excerpt Another year – and a further slide down the Transparency International Corruption Read more >

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Ban civil servants from doing deals with state – Vavi

Public officials involved in corruption don’t fear the consequences of their actions due to a culture of non-accountability, and lifestyle audits of these individuals are necessary. This is one of the key points that came out of the International Anti-Corruption Day roundtable discussion at the Unisa in Pretoria on Monday 10 December 2012. Cosatu general Read more >

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Lessons from the US in fighting corruption

Two weeks ago, Net1 Universal Electronic Payment System Technologies disclosed that it was being investigated by the US department of justice for violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Net1 is listed on the Nasdaq and the JSE. Its share price plummeted after the disclosure. The far-reaching Foreign Corrupt Practices Act criminalises corruption perpetrated outside Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

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 >