DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Where the NPA stands on Mdluli

Dear Corruption Watch It seems the Supreme Court of Appeal has found that the decision to withdraw corruption charges against Richard Mdluli, former head of police crime intelligence, was not sound. Am I correct that it has ordered the National Prosecuting Authority to re-examine its decision? What will this entail? And can the NPA go Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Court oversight enhances democracy

Dear Corruption Watch A few weeks ago, the Constitutional Court declared the R10-billion contract for the payment of social grants between the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Cash Paymaster Services invalid. The court ordered Sassa to rerun its tender process and suspended the declaration of invalidity pending the new tender process. It also Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Reviewing a public protector’s report

Dear Corruption Watch Many targets of investigation by the public protector — for example, Tina Joemat-Pettersson in her handling of the state’s fishing vessels and Pansy Tlakula in her actions at the Independent Electoral Commission — demand that the courts “review” her findings. What is the role of a court in relation to the public Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Victory for SAPS whistleblower

Source: SAPA The labour court in Johannesburg has ordered the police to redeploy Colonel Kobus Roos to a similar position in the crime intelligence unit and to compensate him in an unfair labour practice case. “The respondents [SA Police Service] are obliged to give preference to Roos in any application for appointment or promotion in Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Parliament has leeway on Nkandla

Dear CW Parliament has appointed an ad hoc committee to consider the public protector’s Nkandla report before the elections. What exactly does this mean? What powers does this committee have and what is Parliament’s role in relation to the public protector? Wondering Dear Wondering The speaker established an ad hoc parliamentary committee on 9 April Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Officials invoke imaginary rule

Dear Corruption Watch My organisation has submitted two applications for information under the Promotion of Access to Information Act. We have been told we cannot have the documents we requested because the issue will likely be the subject of criminal charges. Is this sufficient grounds for not disclosing information we believe to be in the Read more >

PUBLICATIONS

Whistleblowers are heroes – our new e-book

Corruption Watch has released a brand new e-book focused on whistleblowers. In the book we talk about what it means to be a whistleblower, who can be a whistleblower, how to do it, and what laws protect the whistleblower. We also share the real-life stories of whistleblowers who chose to not look the other way. Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Parties resist funding disclosure

Dear Corruption Watch, Thank you for clarifying the rules on public funding for elections, but we would like to know why private funds collected by political parties are not transparently disclosed. This matter was litigated and the parties agreed to enact a law promoting the disclosure of private funding, but it has not happened. When Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Join us and celebrate whistleblowers

Corruption Watch, the Right 2 Know campaign (R2K), and other stakeholders will be shining the spotlight on the invaluable role of whistleblowers on Saturday 5 April. The organisations will be co-hosting a meeting in Soweto, which will feature real-life whistleblowers, including Mike and Cecilia Tshishonga, telling their stories and sharing their experiences about blowing the Read more >