PRESS RELEASES

Addressing corporate corruption in South Africa: The EOH experience

On Tuesday 29 August 2023, the National Business Initiative (NBI), Corruption Watch, and independent global affairs think tank ODI released a report named Addressing Corporate Corruption in South Africa: The EOH Experience. The launch of the report follows a webinar earlier today during which its findings were discussed by a panel of leading experts. In Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

New Zondo Explorer sifts through thousands of commission documents

News24’s recently launched Zondo Explorer is a valuable tool that facilitates exploring the reams of documents produced during the state capture commission’s tenure. With a particular focus on the the people and organisations named in testimony, the Zondo Explorer does the tough job of wading through all the documents for a certain name. “We are Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

MVC launches interactive party funding monitoring app

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed Act 6 of 2018, otherwise known as the Political Party Funding Act (PPFA), into law in January 2019. The PPFA came into force on 1 April 2021 – more than two years later. The act represents a significant step forward for democracy and accountability in the murky world of political party Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

TI Africa: fighting for transparency, integrity, engagement, and accountability 

“You and your … colleagues have taken the lead in the enhancement of transparency relating to beneficial ownership, protections for whistle-blowers, and improved asset recovery mechanisms,” former Constitutional Court justice Richard Goldstone on Wednesday told representatives of Transparency International (TI) chapters from across Africa. Goldstone was delivering the keynote address at TI’s regional meeting for Read more >

CAMPAIGNS

R20 for change: a small amount makes a big difference

Corruption is a scourge in our country, and a major obstacle to our development, security, and well-being. It violates the principles of justice, robs people of their basic human rights, damages public confidence, and squanders valuable resources. We can no longer tolerate the persistent corruption that robs our nation of its opportunities. South Africa has Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Zuma in Russia, while DCS ponders next steps

As former president Jacob Zuma receives medical treatment for an undisclosed illness in Russia, the National Department of Correctional Services (DCS) here at home is seeking legal advice on the next steps, following the Constitutional Court’s ruling on Thursday upheld the Supreme Court of Appeal’s order that Zuma’s medical parole by the Department of Correctional Read more >