Over 140 organisations and individuals across the country have come together to condemn the violent incidents that have destroyed valuable property and wiped out investment at Fort Hare University, and to reclaim and safeguard this historic institution. The organisations call for democratic values to be restored and upheld.
Over 140 organisations and individuals across the country have come together to condemn the violent incidents that have destroyed valuable property and wiped out investment at Fort Hare University, and to reclaim and safeguard this historic institution. The organisations call for democratic values to be restored and upheld.
Civil society stands together to safeguard historic University of Fort Hare
Press release
Proceedings at the parallel probes into allegations of criminality in the justice system took a turn for the startling in week 5 - from the explosive testimony of former police minister Bheki Cele before the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into the allegations brought to light by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July, to the accounts of three in-camera witnesses before the Madlanga commission, also probing the same.
Proceedings at the parallel probes into allegations of criminality in the justice system took a turn for the startling in week 5 - from the explosive testimony of former police minister Bheki Cele before the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into the allegations brought to light by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July, to the accounts of three in-camera witnesses before the Madlanga commission, also probing the same.
SA off the FATF grey list, will continue to work to strengthen its systems
Corruption news
South Africa, having made “significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime”, has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list. The country was placed on the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring in 2023, and in the months since has worked closely with the FATF to tighten up and rectify the deficiencies identified in its anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing framework.
South Africa, having made “significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime”, has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list. The country was placed on the list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring in 2023, and in the months since has worked closely with the FATF to tighten up and rectify the deficiencies identified in its anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing framework.
The Special Investigating Unit invites stakeholders to contribute their inputs on the Draft National Corruption Risk and Prevention Framework, which supports the National Anti-Corruption Strategy. The deadline is Friday, 7 November 2025 - an extension from the previous deadline of 24 October. The framework is founded on a risk-based approach to corruption, with the emphasis on prevention.
The Special Investigating Unit invites stakeholders to contribute their inputs on the Draft National Corruption Risk and Prevention Framework, which supports the National Anti-Corruption Strategy. The deadline is Friday, 7 November 2025 - an extension from the previous deadline of 24 October. The framework is founded on a risk-based approach to corruption, with the emphasis on prevention.
Comment on Draft National Corruption Risk and Prevention Framework
Public participation
Corruption Watch, in collaboration with Social Change Assistance Trust or SCAT, and Transparency International, and co-funded by the European Union, has embarked on the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) project which focuses specifically on empowering and educating community advice offices/civil society organisations in the Eastern Cape province. Follow our activities here.
Strengthening Action Against Corruption
The SAAC Project
Veza (a colloquial term for ‘reveal’ or ‘expose’) allows you to: · Report incidents of police corruption and police misconduct, · Access information on your rights when you encounter the police, · Access information on SA's 1 150 police stations, such as locations, resources, budget and personnel, · Locate your nearest Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit, · And much more.
What a week that was in the parallel probes into allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system! From the explosive testimony of former police minister Bheki Cele before the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into the allegations brought to light by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July, to the accounts of three Read more >
By Janine Erasmus – CW Voices Events highlighted in South Africa’s news cycle in the last three months or so have exposed our country’s deep-rooted challenges with corruption, organised crime, and the haunting lack of protection for whistle-blowers who expose criminal activity. From the revelations of alleged criminal syndicate infiltration into our policing system – Read more >
In June this year we reported that South Africa was likely to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list after that organisation’s next plenary, which took place from 22-24 October. This has now happened, with the FATF announcing that it welcomed “South Africa’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime”. The Read more >
In August this year Corruption Watch (CW) celebrated as the Constitutional Court handed down its judgment in the organisation’s challenge to the validity of the appointment of five commissioners to the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). The court deemed the appointment process, undertaken in 2022, to be invalid as it offered inadequate public participation. CW Read more >
Image: Wikimedia Commons Following the recent harrowing destruction and arson at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), over 30 organisations based in the Eastern Cape, and over 140 organisations and individuals across the country, have come together to reclaim and safeguard this historic institution, and call for democratic values to be restored and upheld. These Read more >
