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New NPA head has work to do

23 Jun 2015, 9:27

First published on ISS Africa Once again, South Africa has a new head of prosecutions. Adv Shaun Abrahams will be the sixth head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in 10 years. Appointed by President Jacob Zuma in June, Abrahams is at the helm of arguably the most important department in the criminal justice system. Read more >

Nkandla an example of disrespect towards citizens

22 Jun 2015, 9:24

By Kavisha Pillay Growing up in a new South Africa, I was enlightened by the many courageous men and women who have sacrificed their lives so that I can enjoy freedom. Some of these leaders have been exalted to positions of influence while many others live as unsung heroes in our communities. These leaders who Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Donations of public money must be subject to conditions and audits

22 Jun 2015, 8:13

Dear Corruption Watch: It has been suggested the South African government might not have known that, in funding the “Diaspora Legacy Fund”, it was paying a bribe. Is this likely? And does it make a difference from a legal perspective? And is the minister of sport correct when he says it is none of the Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

DBE on cheaters’ case

22 Jun 2015, 7:12

Some of the matric candidates implicated in the 2014 National Senior Certificate exams cheating scandal have claimed that teachers helped them to cheat their way to better results. This is according to the national Department of Basic Education, which released a statement on 18 June on the progress of investigations into group cheating in KwaZulu-Natal Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Sub-Saharan Africa is greatest business corruption risk

18 Jun 2015, 13:24

The 2015 Corruption Risk Index (CRI), a survey conducted by global risk analysis and management company Verisk Maplecroft, is out – and the news is not good for sub-Saharan Africa. The index ranked 198 countries on their prevalence of bribery and corruption, and the effectiveness of official efforts to fight the problem. It found that sub-Saharan Africa Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Global corruption snapshots: 18 June 2015

18 Jun 2015, 13:14

Blatter, Valcke hire top US lawyers for corruption probe Fifa president Sepp Blatter and its secretary general Jerome Valcke have both hired high-powered US lawyers to represent them as a corruption probe roils soccer’s global governing body. – EWN Blazer’s plea deal over Fifa corruption revealed US prosecutors have made public their 2013 plea agreement Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

African youth add their voices to Youth Month activities

16 Jun 2015, 8:36

The voices of African youth have resonated loud and clear from across the continent as the winners to Corruption Watch’s writing competition, My Corruption Free Africa, were announced on 16 June as part of the organisation’s youth month activities. The motivation for launching the Pan-African writing competition was to hear the stories and experiences of Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Meet the winners of My Corruption-Free Africa!

15 Jun 2015, 22:32

The judges have convened, the votes are in, and the winners have been chosen. Our inaugural My Corruption-Free Africa blogging and photographic competition drew over 100 entrants from Kenya and Cameroon to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. The competition was open to youth across Africa, and the winners, chosen entirely on merit, are two young Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Grease and corruption are one and the same

15 Jun 2015, 11:59

Dear Corruption Watch: I understand that corruption usually involves someone paying money to a government official to get something to which they are not otherwise entitled (such as bribing an official to issue a licence), or to avoid punishment (such as paying a traffic officer not to give you a speeding ticket). But is it Read more >