PRESS RELEASES

SA slides further down 2022 CPI as global anti-corruption flounders

The release today of global anti-corruption movement Transparency International’s (TI) 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a discouraging story, as South Africa slips one point in the rankings of the leading global index measuring perceptions of public sector corruption around the world. South Africa has barely shifted position on the CPI over the 11 years Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

2022 Corruption Perceptions Index to be launched on 31 January 2023

South Africa’s ranking in relation to global perceptions of corruption will be among the headlines when global anti-corruption movement Transparency International releases its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on Tuesday, 31 January 2023. This year’s theme is Conflict, peace and security. Each year, the CPI scores 180 countries and territories around the world based on Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Delving into the shady world of gold laundering

Our new two-part mini-series digs into a corruption topic not discussed as often as many others, but which is becoming more and more urgent – gold laundering. Part one sets the scene and looks at possible measures to address the growing problem, and part two looks back into South Africa’s gold mining history and the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Transparency a crucial element of anti-kleptocracy measures

Image: UNDP As was the case with the preceding events in the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) series, the 2022 event, held in Washington DC in early December last year, brought together a diverse group of people from around the world, all with a common interest – to expose and stop corruption. Over 2 000 heads Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Criminal justice partly responsible for empty tender defaulters register

Corruption Watch’s Procurement Watch (PW) tool is an invaluable resource for detailed monitoring of public procurement. By aggregating procurement data from reports submitted to National Treasury (NT) by all procuring organs of state, PW allows organisations and individuals to more easily pick up red flags relating to deviations and contract extensions in the public procurement sphere. Launched in October 2021, Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

IACD 2022 promotes all-of-society approach to anti-corruption

Today, 9 December, the world marks International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD). This year’s theme is UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption, and it also marks the beginning of the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention Against Corruption. Corruption is intertwined in most of the challenges that today’s world faces – challenges Read more >