CORRUPTION NEWS

CIPC says SA’s beneficial ownership register almost here

Plans are afoot to tackle South Africa’s lackadaisical beneficial ownership regime. The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has announced that it will implement a beneficial ownership (BO) information collection and storage regime as soon as regulations in that regard are promulgated. Greater BO transparency is a crucial component in the fight against financial crime. Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

CSOs demand that Prasa cease harassing whistle-blowers

Image: Col André Kritzinger, used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Addressed to:  Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Office of the President of the Republic of South Africa Office of the Speaker of Parliament Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport  PRASA, hands off whistleblowers   We, the undersigned organisations, call on the Passenger Rail Agency Read more >

LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS

Fact sheet on South Africa’s FATF greylisting

South Africa’s national treasury has released a useful fact sheet on the background to and implications of the country’s recent greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Titled What does FATF greylisting mean for a country?, the six-page document explains the role of the FATF and the mutual evaluations all FATF members are required Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Civil society calls for suspension of MDDA board

In this open letter addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Presidency director-general Mondli Gungubele, and justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola, a group of civil society organisations and concerned individuals have asked the president to suspend the board of the embattled Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), including its scandal-implicated chairperson Hlengani Mathebula. Mathebula arrived Read more >

OUR WORK

CW in the media

Stories and articles in various media, featuring the work of Corruption Watch and showcasing our hard-earned role as a valuable anti-corruption resource. This is not an exhaustive list and is constantly updated. February 2023 Daily Maverick (8 February 2023) – Here’s the Sona you want to hear (but don’t hold your breath) The Star (5 February Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

SA not fighting hard enough against organised crime

By Kwazi Dlamini South Africa, once a preferred holiday destination amongst travellers across the globe, known for its beautiful serene landscape, wildlife, and radiant diversity, is becoming a no-go area because of rising levels of crime. The country currently averages around 70 murders a day and has obtained the reputation of being one of the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Lamola: Whistle-blowers’ plight receiving attention

Justice minister Ronald Lamola has paid tribute to South Africa’s whistle-blowers. Speaking on 6 February at the hybrid conference on Countering the Corrupt – Reform of the Criminal Justice Administration in South Africa, Lamola said: “You are the true embodiment of the famous saying by British philosopher John Stuart Mill: ‘Bad men need nothing more Read more >