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Honest Prasa worker refuses corrupt money, exposes insurance fraud

23 Nov 2022, 10:01

Image: Wikimedia Commons. Used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license By James StentFirst published on GroundUp and republished under an Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license A Prasa investigation has uncovered a multi-million rand scam involving bogus insurance claims.The scam was uncovered because of the honesty of one of Prasa’s lowest-paid people. Zethembiso Dladla came Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Nothing has been done to end secrecy after Fishrot, says Namibia’s IPPR

15 Nov 2022, 11:04

Three years after the Fishrot scandal broke, none of those implicated have been held to account, nor has anything been done to plug the existing gaps in legislation which allowed Namibia’s biggest fishing scandal to flourish. In a briefing paper released in November 2022, the Namibian Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR) says the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Siyangena case dismissal is a victory for Prasa’s corruption-busters

03 Nov 2022, 11:25

First published on GroundUp Today (1 November), the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed, with costs, the appeal by Siyangena Technologies, a corrupt contractor for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). R5.5-billion of public money was on the line. Siyangena was shameless in its corruption. The company circumvented procurement rules, tailored Prasa contracts to Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

President’s response to Zondo report must be followed by decisive action

27 Oct 2022, 15:51

Civil Society Working Group on State Capture (CSWG) statement: On 23 October 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa made public his response to the recommendations of the State Capture Commission. As the Civil Society Working Group on State Capture (CSWG), a broad coalition of over 20 civil society organisations, we recognise that this is a critical moment Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Whistle-blowers betrayed by govt failure to protect them, despite promises

09 Sep 2022, 13:19

By Kwazi Dlamini Martha Ngoye has decried President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promise to protect whistle-blowers in South Africa, saying it does nothing to make those who decide to do right feel safe and protected. Ngoye, group head of the legal department of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), is currently on suspension pending the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

We need much more: strengthening protection for whistle-blowers

23 Jun 2022, 10:01

By Kwazi Dlamini Today, 23 June, is World Whistleblower Day. It is another chance for us to acknowledge and appreciate the immense importance of blowing the whistle on corruption, and salute the courage of those who choose to come forward. Because whistle-blowing is one of the most effective ways to detect and prevent corruption, malfeasance, Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Good on paper, poor in practice: SA’s whistle-blower protection regime

23 Jun 2022, 9:28

By Kwazi Dlamini Today, 23 June, is World Whistle-blower Day. It is another chance for us to acknowledge and appreciate the immense importance of blowing the whistle on corruption, and salute the courage of those who choose to come forward. Because whistle-blowing is one of the most effective ways to detect and prevent corruption, malfeasance, Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Journalists in SA threatened by police, politicians, and the public

12 May 2022, 13:15

By Kwazi Dlamini While the world continues to promote free press and the safety of journalists, this has not made the lives of said journalists any safer. Rather, those responsible for the death of and threats towards journalists continue to do so with impunity. This is according to Threats that Silence, the latest research conducted Read more >

NEWS

How to protect yourself as a whistle-blower

04 May 2022, 16:47

Whistleblowers expose unlawful or immoral activities conducted by people, organisations, corporations or governments. Too often, they risk their own safety to bring human rights abusers to account and to achieve justice for the abused. Chelsea Manning, whistleblower and human rights activist, jeopardised her freedom in order to raise public awareness of human rights abuses in the Read more >