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Opposition parties promise persistent corruption fight in 2023

05 Jan 2023, 9:11

By Ntombi NkosiFirst published on IOL Opposition parties have vowed to continue to fight corruption to ensure ethical governance in South Africa. The African Transformation Movement (ATM) said it will continue to fight for the goodwill of the people, ensuring that they “leave no stone unturned” in cases of injustice, maladministration and corruption. This is Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

A discussion on accountability – what is it, who seeks it, who gives it?

14 Dec 2022, 14:47

Accountability is one of the country’s favourite words at the moment, particularly in relation to the current fast-changing political climate and in the wake of the years of state capture. But accountability means different things to different people, in different contexts. It can be a highly contested concept – so who decides on what counts Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Corruption breaks society and destroys futures – how can we fight back?

13 Dec 2022, 10:02

By UN Development ProgrammeFirst published on Medium for UNDP Corruption is one of the scourges of modern life. Its costs are staggering. Tax abuse by multinational corporations and rich people costs about US$483-billion — enough to fully vaccinate the world against Covid-19 more than three times over.Of the approximately US$13-trillion that governments spend on public Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Criminal justice partly responsible for empty tender defaulters register

12 Dec 2022, 12:00

Corruption Watch’s Procurement Watch (PW) tool is an invaluable resource for detailed monitoring of public procurement. By aggregating procurement data from reports submitted to National Treasury (NT) by all procuring organs of state, PW allows organisations and individuals to more easily pick up red flags relating to deviations and contract extensions in the public procurement sphere. Launched in October 2021, Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

IACD 2022 promotes all-of-society approach to anti-corruption

09 Dec 2022, 10:16

Today, 9 December, the world marks International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD). This year’s theme is UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption, and it also marks the beginning of the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention Against Corruption. Corruption is intertwined in most of the challenges that today’s world faces – challenges Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Impeachment of the president – what’s that all about?

08 Dec 2022, 16:12

By Kwazi Dlamini President Cyril Ramaphosa faces arguably the toughest political battle of his career to date, surrounded as he is by the fallout of the Phala Phala scandal. Opposition political parties and his adversaries within the African National Congress (ANC) are calling for him to resign – indeed, last Friday Ramaphosa was rumoured to Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Update on our participation in the 947 Ride Joburg cycle challenge

08 Dec 2022, 12:54

Whistle-blowers are central to our work as an anti-corruption organisation. We cannot hope to succeed in eradicating corruption without acknowledging the role and plight of whistle-blowers who are brave enough to expose it, and working towards improving the environment and advocating for changes that ensure their protection, at all costs. One of the ways in which Read more >

GOVERNANCE

Phala Phala noise far from over, as SA awaits Concourt decision

07 Dec 2022, 11:44

As South Africa waits to hear from the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) if it will accept President Cyril Ramaphosa’s judicial review application of the Section 89 panel report on Phala Phala – for which papers were filed on Monday – his political backers and opponents alike continue to exchange public statements to support their conflicting causes. Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Govt to track employees who resign to avoid disciplinary processes

05 Dec 2022, 14:25

It happens in government and the private sector, over and over – employees fingered in irregular activities resign before disciplinary proceedings can be instituted against them or before a sitting disciplinary committee can make a recommendation. By so doing, these employees hope to escape accountability for their actions. In the words of Eskom CEO Andre Read more >