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Corruption is rife in the Covid-19 era. Here’s how to fight back

27 Sep 2021, 11:35

By Tim HanstadCEO of the Chandler Foundation and co-founder, Landesa The pandemic has created conditions in which corruption can flourish.This can exacerbate and prolong the negative effects of this crisis.Here are three ways to start tackling this issue today. The global pandemic has public health experts and medical providers around the world working overtime. And Read more >

PUBLICATIONS

More police visibility, more police corruption, says ACT report

22 Sep 2021, 8:31

NOTE TO READERS: The ACT report for 2021 is presented in a different format this year. There is no single published report – rather, this is a multimedia publication with four components. A press release | This article | A set of infographics containing the data in visually captivating form – available in high-res also Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

New survey shows decreasing public trust in govt anti-corruption efforts

20 Sep 2021, 12:49

A new report released on 15 September by research network Afrobarometer reveals that South Africans’ perceptions of the pervasiveness of corruption in the country have not improved. Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 476 (AD476) also shows respondents’ belief that high percentages of elected officials and civil servants are involved in corrupt activities. Corruption has been a major Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >