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Zuma rescission application dismissed with costs

17 Sep 2021, 15:19

The Constitutional Court has dismissed the application by former president Jacob Zuma to rescind its 29 June judgment which found him guilty of contempt of court. The court delivered the judgment virtually on Friday. Zuma approached the Constitutional Court after it had sentenced him to an imprisonment term of 15 months for defying its earlier order compelling him to appear before the Zondo commission Read more >

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Take our whistle-blower perceptions survey

16 Sep 2021, 12:26

Corruption Watch is a non-profit organisation launched in 2012. We rely on the public to report incidents of corruption to us and we use this information to fight corruption in South Africa and hold our leaders accountable. Over the last nine years, we have received over 30 000 whistle-blower complaints. In order to improve our Read more >

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When Anti-corruption Begets Corruption: Lessons from the Roman Republic

13 Sep 2021, 14:16

By Zachary MeskellFirst published on the Global Anticorruption Blog Most readers of this blog are likely to support rigorous anti-corruption laws. But a modicum of caution is necessary: If poorly designed, even anti-corruption laws adopted with the best of intentions can be weaponised by bad-faith actors. This is not only a modern problem. Indeed, a Read more >

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First party funding report devoid of disclosures from majority of parties

10 Sep 2021, 9:43

The Political Party Funding Act (PPFA), which came into force on 1 April, has yielded its first quarterly report. Out of over 500 registered parties, only three – the ANC, DA, and ActionSA – made declarations of qualifying donations received from donors. On 9 September the Independent Electoral Commission released the 2021/22 first quarter party Read more >

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Fishrot whistle-blower determined to see case through to the end

08 Sep 2021, 16:45

By Sonja SmithFirst published on The Namibian Icelandic whistle-blower Jóhannes Stefánsson says both Namibian and Icelandic Fishrot accused are trying to jeopardise and delay the fishing rights bribery scheme cases by lying to the court. Stefánsson, the former director of operations in Namibia for Icelandic fishing company Samherji, told this to The Namibian this week. This was Read more >

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Local government elections must go ahead in 2021, says ConCourt

06 Sep 2021, 9:09

On Friday 3 September the Constitutional Court dismissed the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) application to postpone this year’s local government elections, scheduled for 27 October, to February 2022. The IEC had applied for the postponement, based on the recommendation of former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke, who on 20 July released a report on the Read more >

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NW treasury launches action plans for municipalities in financial distress

03 Sep 2021, 13:05

In a bid to improve the running of municipalities in the province, the North West provincial treasury is rolling out financial recovery plans for 14 particularly troubled entities. Finance MEC Motlalepula Rosho announced the move in June 2021, while tabling the 2021/22 provincial budget. The targeted municipalities all have serious financial management and capacity challenges. Read more >

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Policy brief: Strengthening Public Accountability to make Democracy Work

31 Aug 2021, 13:34

By William GumedeFirst published on Democracy Works Foundation The lack of accountability at all levels of legislatures, government, and oversight agencies is at the heart of persistent poor public services, financial mismanagement, and corruption in South Africa. As the Zondo Commission into state capture winds down, a trend running through almost all testimonies is the Read more >

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Moz hidden debt scandal: countries tussle over former minister Chang

26 Aug 2021, 9:04

Image of Maputo: Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license By Richard MessickFirst posted on the Global Anticorruption Blog The government of Mozambique took two hits on the second day of what could well be the corruption trial of the decade, which began on Monday 23 August 2021. Defendant Cipriano Mutota, a Read more >