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Parly committee grills Saps on ‘misleading’ information, poor audit

02 Nov 2022, 12:56

The South African Police Service (Saps) presented a mixed bag or results in its 2021/2022 annual report, tabled before the parliamentary standing committee for police (Scop) in mid-October – and the committee was not impressed. At the same time Scop heard from the Auditor-General of South Africa (Agsa) on the audit outcomes for the Department Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Use of data for the public good is growing, albeit slowly

01 Nov 2022, 12:27

Public procurement is an area of governance that is particularly prone to corruption because it is the nexus of power, money, and decision-making. If any of those factors are abused, the losses for the state can be costly, and the gains for the corrupt substantial. Taxpayers have a right to know where their money goes, Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

WC Police Ombud to investigate alleged link between Saps and gangs

28 Oct 2022, 13:54

Source: South African government On 27 October Western Cape premier Alan Winde requested the provincial police ombud Oswald Reddy to launch an investigation to answer one key question: Is there sufficient evidence and concern to warrant establishing a Commission of Inquiry to probe serous allegations of links between gangs and members of the South African Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

SOEs, state security get overhaul, but no accountability for Kodwa, Mahlobo

28 Oct 2022, 12:19

While President Cyril Ramaphosa’s responses to the state capture commission’s recommendations on the renewal of state owned entities and the intelligence sector have positive prospects, he remains silent on the deputy ministers in his government who were fingered in wrongdoing. The biggest casualties of state capture in South Africa, SOEs that were robbed of billions Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Zondo recommendations: Public procurement is the space to watch

28 Oct 2022, 9:26

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that lifestyle audits for members of the executive will soon be implemented by his office as per the recommendations of the state capture commission. Furthermore, they will be prohibited from partaking in procurement decisions for any government department or entity. This is contained in the response by Ramaphosa to the Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

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 >

STATE CAPTURE

Some wins so far in the fight to undo state capture

26 Oct 2022, 12:30

A permanent Investigative Directorate (ID), some successes in asset recovery, and greater protection for whistle-blowers. These are some of the highlights of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s action plan in response to the findings and recommendations of the state capture commission, or Zondo commission. The ID, which falls under the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), is now a Read more >

LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS

CW and AmaB submit on anti-money laundering bill, express concerns

11 Oct 2022, 11:50

In a comprehensive joint submission to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance today, non-profit organisations Corruption Watch and AmaBhungane expressed concern that the haste with which the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill was developed may have compromised its effectiveness. The bill was prepared in a matter of months after the Financial Read more >

GOVERNANCE

State capture: What to do with the offenders?

07 Oct 2022, 12:16

By Karam Singh and Tharin PillayFirst published in New Agenda, issue 86, third quarter 2022 South Africa’s recent history has been characterised by deep-rooted political corruption, known as state capture. For the good of the country and for every honest person in it, it is imperative that all parties implicated in this state capture are Read more >