For many people, the workings of Parliament are something of a mystery, one that they may not be very interested in or may not believe has much impact on their lives. This could not be farther from the truth, as the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) explains below. South Africa’s Constitution specifically instructs Parliament to facilitate Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The 11th Conference of States Parties (CoSP11) to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) took place last month in Doha, Qatar, ending on 19 December 2025. As a Transparency International (TI) national chapter, Corruption Watch (CW) was present at the event as part of the TI delegation. During the proceedings, parties adopted 11 anti-corruption-related resolutions, ranging Read more >
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The National Treasury has published the latest version of the draft General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing [AML/CFT]) amendment bill 2025 and invites public comment on the bill. The deadline for submissions is 13 February 2026. The bill was published on 14 January in Government Gazette 53955, and is an update to the Read more >
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Political party ActionSA has revealed what it calls the Fallen Whistleblowers Bill. The document, also referred to as the Public Procurement Amendment Bill 2026, focuses on the sector widely acknowledged as being the most vulnerable to corruption because of risks such as the constant interaction between the public and private sectors, the large sums of Read more >
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It’s another year at the polls for South Africa, with the focus this time on municipalities. At the end of 2026, citizens will vote for their local government representatives in an election that will take place between 2 November and 1 February 2027. This is a crucial event in the democratic system because local government Read more >
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Democracy. A word we often hear spoken in various contexts and with good reason, because its presence or absence is hugely influential on transformation, independence, progress, and fairness in the world. A democratic system is one which enables public control over decision-making and -makers, in which people are entitled to have a say in decisions Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) notes the surprise announcement on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 of the appointment of Advocate Jan Lekgoa (Andy) Mothibi, the current head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), as the new national director of public prosecutions (NDPP). President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to appoint Adv. Mothibi follows the conclusion of the seven-person advisory panel Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Corruption Watch (CW) has been exposing weaknesses and corruption in South Africa’s farm worker equity scheme system for years, through its participation in Transparency International’s Land and Corruption in Africa project which tackles land corruption risks and injustices in sub-Saharan Africa. The organisation completed phase one of the project between 2015 and 2019, and wound Read more >
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This time last year, most of us were winding down our work year and looking forward to taking a much-needed break from the demands of work and life in general. Little did we know that a storm was brewing in the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the criminal underworld, one that would take our Read more >