By Moepeng Valencia Talane – CW Voices Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan recently told Parliament in a written response to a question that state entities under his watch for the past five years, which include Eskom, Transnet and South African Airways (SAA), had lost over R200-billion to corruption in that period. He has also announced Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
We, the undersigned organisations, call on all stakeholders to respect the decision of the Constitutional Court in relation to the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) appeal to be heard on 10 May 2024. The IEC is appealing a recent judgment by the Electoral Court. This judgment overturned the IEC’s decision to uphold an Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) will on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 release its new report, The Impact of Corruption: Insights from a Perceptions and Experiences Survey. Working with a select group of respondents, the study’s primary focus is to gauge the overall perceptions of corruption in South Africa, and to touch on direct experiences of corruption and Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Corruption Watch’s work in helping to expose and address corruption in the land sector is part of an international research project on how corruption affects the most marginalised of our communities in this regard. The project, overseen by Transparency International, has resulted in the recent release on 19 April 2024 of a report, This Beautiful Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Source: Transparency International The rising demand for land due to the global food crisis, climate change, rising sea levels, desertification, and extreme weather events, all limit its availability and accessibility. As global crises exacerbate inequalities, people who experience discrimination see their land rights affected the most. An earlier 2021 report by the Equal Rights Trust Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) will participate in the webinar launch on 23 April 2024 of the new Transparency International (TI) report titled This Beautiful Land: Corruption, Discrimination and Land Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa. The webinar is hosted by the Land Portal. Around the world, corruption denies people access to the land and resources they need to Read more >
OPINIONS
Image: Flickr/Africa University By Moepeng TalaneFirst published on Maverick Citizen As Corruption Watch releases its annual report, South Africa stands on the brink of its seventh democratic elections, representing what some have described as a second shot at democracy. This implies that the ANC’s 30-year rule has failed to produce a true democracy — but Read more >
OPINIONS
By Melusi NcalaFirst published on News24 In the past four years, we have witnessed an arrogant Parliament, often led by an ANC emboldened by its majority, bulldozing its way to politically satisfactory decisions at the expense of the public good and the sanctity of the offices meant to advance and safeguard democracy. We think back Read more >
OPINIONS
By Themba MasekoFirst published on News24 At the end of May, the nation is expected to conduct an introspection about the numerous crises facing the country. These crises include rising levels of poverty, inequality, unemployment, crime, an energy crisis, and a loss of confidence in the state’s capacity to fulfil its electoral and constitutional mandate. Read more >