Today, 9 December, is International Anti-Corruption Day, and Corruption Watch has various activities on the go, to get Africa’s young people involved in the fight against corruption. Besides the highly-anticipated tune “Hayi Basile” – a hard-hitting song that expresses the frustration that many people feel about the high levels of corruption in South Africa – Read more >
FROM OUR CAMPAIGNS
My Corruption-Free Africa Competition rules and conditions My Corruption-Free Africa is an online competition that encourages African youth to participate in a writing and/or photography challenge based around the theme of anti-corruption. Eligibility: any African youth between the ages of 16 – 30 may submit an entry into the competition. Employees of Corruption Watch are Read more >
FROM OUR CAMPAIGNS
My Corruption-Free Africa Blogging rules My Corruption-Free Africa is an online competition that encourages African youth to participate in a writing and/or photography challenge based around the theme of anti-corruption. Writing specifications Submit an original piece that is between 800-1000 words long for a blog entry or 2000 – 3000 words long for a short Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch has collaborated with feisty young up and coming artist Fiesta Black, to create a hard-hitting song that expresses the exasperation that many people feel about the high levels of corruption in South Africa. The song “Hayi Basile”, which loosely translated means “They are wicked”, is being released by Corruption Watch on 9 December, Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Corruption Watch has collaborated with feisty young up and coming artist Fiesta Black, to create a hard-hitting song that expresses the exasperation that many people feel about the high levels of corruption in South Africa. The song “Hayi Basile”, which loosely translated means “They are wicked”, is being released by Corruption Watch on 9 December, Read more >
HEROES & ZEROES
It’s that time of the year when we look back on the individuals, organisations, and institutions who frustrated us, made us weep and gnash our teeth, made us throw up our hands, but also impressed us, gave us hope, and inspired us. Yes, it’s Hero and Zero of the Year time. Last year it was Read more >
HEROES & ZEROES
It’s that time of the year when we look back on the individuals, organisations, and institutions who frustrated us, made us weep and gnash our teeth, made us throw up our hands, but also impressed us, gave us hope, and inspired us. Yes, it’s Hero and Zero of the Year time. Last year it was Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Phase 4 monitoring of the implementation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) anti-bribery convention will soon get under way. The fourth phase, driven by the working group on bribery (WGB), is currently in the planning stage – the WGB recently called for comment from interested organisations, institutions and parties on how the Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Today’s release of Transparency International’s (TI) 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the most widely used indicator of corruption worldwide, highlights again the gradual erosion of trust in South Africa’s public sector. Corruption Watch notes with great concern that the country has again scored below 50. According to TI, a score below 50 indicates a significant Read more >