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Mdluli will finally answer in court to corruption charges

12 Jun 2024, 12:08

Corruption Watch has followed the Richard Mdluli case almost since the day the organisation launched. For years Mdluli, the former head of police crime intelligence, had evaded justice relating to charges of, among others, murder, attempted murder, and assault, and in a separate case, of corruption, fraud, and money-laundering. The former head of police crime Read more >

State capture update: Kodwa faces music in state capture trial

10 Jun 2024, 10:33

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA Zizi Kodwa is out of a job, out of the ANC’s National Executive Committee, and facing charges of corruption and money laundering. He also faces disciplinary action within the party, according to spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, and has had to step aside in line with its policy for criminally charged members. Kodwa was the Read more >

Protesting farm women dodge stun grenades outside Parliament

07 Jun 2024, 10:06

Image: GroundUp Corruption Watch has built up a substantial body of work in helping to expose and address corruption in the land sector. For several years now we have been part of an international research project on how corruption affects the most marginalised of our communities in this regard – our field work in 2023 Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

State capture update: Nedbank vs Transnet, Kodwa charged with corruption

05 Jun 2024, 13:41

Financial giant Nedbank is not out of the state capture woods yet, as looming legal action from state-owned freight and transport company Transnet is set to probe its role in alleged dubious transactions during the state capture period. The Daily Maverick reports that Nedbank may face the music for its part in the interest rate Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Editorial: Corruption starts from within – crooked officials, criminals collude

31 May 2024, 9:14

By Susan RussellFirst published on Africa In Fact The first issue of Africa in Fact published last year, in January, dealt in depth with the scourge of Transnational Organised Crime (TOC) in all its toxic forms in Africa, a global phenomenon that poses a direct threat to good governance in every corner of our continent. Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

The state of South Africa’s municipalities revealed in 2024 GPI

30 May 2024, 11:46

Image: Flickr/South African Tourism Good Governance Africa’s (GGA) latest annual Government Performance Index (GPI) was released in March 2024, some three years after the previous edition, and after a lengthy review process. The survey tracks and analyses the state of local governance within local, district, and metropolitan (metro) municipalities across the country, providing “a holistic Read more >

OPINIONS

SA’s constitution has been challenged over last 30 years, but has held firm

27 May 2024, 12:19

By Richard CallandFirst published on The Conversation: Africa There was a moment during the state capture years of South African president Jacob Zuma’s term in office (2009 to 2018) when the veil finally slipped. There had been quiet rumblings against the country’s constitution for many years. But a senior figure in the ruling African National Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Report: Politically-motivated killings increase in SA in election years

23 May 2024, 12:11

With just under a week to go until South Africa’s general elections, the campaigning frenzy is about to die down, with parties hoping they have done enough to entice voters to their cause. While we roll our eyes at the same old political rhetoric that we hear every year, this is eminently bearable compared to Read more >

CW VOICES

Concourt’s MK judgment is about integrity of Parliament

22 May 2024, 13:44

By Moepeng Valencia Talane The journey to the 2024 elections has presented South Africans with a lot of critical topics to ponder in relation to governance, policy, and the integrity of public office. We have more options in this election than before, and our responsibility in electing who takes this country forward is consequently more Read more >