Corruption Watch (CW) will embark on a week-long series of community engagements in the Free State province from Tuesday 6 – Friday 9 September 2022, with a focus on how mining operations affect those communities. These engagements form part of the interventions that fall under the European Union Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress project (EU Read more >
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Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA The North Gauteng High Court on 31 August 2022 dismissed an application for leave to appeal its judgment and order of 21 August 2019, which set aside the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of fraud, corruption, impropriety or irregularity in the Strategic Defence Procurement package – known as the arms Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on 29 August of the appointment of members to the multi-sectoral National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC) has been a long time coming, and represents some movement in advancing implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020 – 2030 (NACS), says Corruption Watch. These representatives from academia, civil society, the private sector, Read more >
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Source: The Presidency Corruption Watch (CW) is well represented on the newly appointed National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council, which will advise President Cyril Ramaphosa on matters relating to anti-corruption in the context of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (Nacs). Our founding executive director David Lewis, head of stakeholder relations and campaigns Kavisha Pillay, and board member Firoz Read more >
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Former Transnet executives Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh are the latest high-profile state capture-related appearances expected before the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court on Monday, where they will join Siyabonga Gama, Garry Pita, and Phetolo Ramosebudi. This follows their arrest on Monday on charges including fraud, corruption and, money laundering relating to the parastatal’s locomotives Read more >
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Image: National Prosecuting Authority Are the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and Hawks dragging their feet on cases of state capture? Social justice NGO Open Secrets thinks so and lays out its arguments in a persuasive new report published in August 2022. There are many who would agree. Bad Cops, Bad Lawyers focuses on the so-called Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
A new report released today by Corruption Watch reveals the persistent graft and corruption in certain areas of the education sector in South Africa, despite the numerous policies and legislation intended to provide unimpeded access to decent education. Titled Sound the Alarm, the report highlights 3 667 reports of education-related corruption received between 2012 and Read more >
PUBLICATIONS
Corruption Watch will release a report on Thursday 25 August 2022, highlighting corruption in the education sector. The report provides information on the different types and levels of corruption experienced in the education sector. Key focus areas are misappropriation of resources, maladministration and abuse of authority, among others. The sectoral report represents the voices of Read more >
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Glossary of corruption-related terms Do you know your baksheesh from your bribery? Your cronyism from your collusion? Read our evolving glossary of terms relating to corruption to find out what they all mean. Sources:U4 Anti-Corruption Resource CentreTransparency International A A LOOTA CONTINUA ABUSE OF POWER / OFFICE / RESOURCES / FUNCTION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY Read more >