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Corruption as an enabler of wildlife, forest and fisheries crime: part 4

06 Aug 2021, 12:43

Image: Wilson Lau, TRAFFIC A humble marine mollusc, Haliotis midae, has been the inadvertent cause of one of South Africa’s biggest poaching/smuggling challenges. The largest abalone in South Africa, it is known locally as perlemoen, from the Dutch meaning ‘mother of pearl’. Occurring naturally along the South African coastline, perlemoen is nothing more than a Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption as an enabler of wildlife, forest and fisheries crime: part 3

27 Jul 2021, 15:26

A new study titled Convergence of wildlife crime with other forms of organised crime, released in May 2021 by the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), sheds light on this phenomenon of crime convergence, which has been noticed more and more over the last two decades. The report shows that criminal networks are dealing in wildlife Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption as an enabler of wildlife, forest and fisheries crime: part 2

12 Jul 2021, 14:57

Consider this statement: “Bribes can make up to 10% of the wholesale value of ivory in Asia.” And given that according to an investigation by the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), raw ivory currently commands a price of between US$597/kg and $689/kg, on the Asian market – down from a mind-boggling high of $2 100/kg in Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption as an enabler of wildlife, forest and fisheries crime: part 1

28 Jun 2021, 14:34

Image: Flickr/gmacfadyen Corruption is an enabler of wildlife, forest and fisheries crime. There are no surprises in that statement, as many will be aware that corruption occurs at every stage of the wildlife trafficking supply chain – and it’s a big reason for the continued prevalence of wildlife trafficking routes and networks. There are also Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

IFF tracker identifies SA’s main vulnerability as outward foreign investment

15 Jun 2021, 8:35

Image: Michael Kuhlmann for UNCTAD Over one trillion dollars. That’s the amount of money that Africa is estimated to have lost in illicit financial flows (IFFs) over the past 50 years (Kar and Cartwright-Smith, 2010; Africa Growth Initiative, 2020). The current estimate is an annual amount of around $50-billion, and possibly more – a significant Read more >

FEATURE

Unemployed youth vulnerable to sextortion: CW youth survey 2020

22 Feb 2021, 14:17

By Sabeehah MotalaFirst published on News24 In 2020, Corruption Watch surveyed young people to understand their views and experiences of corruption, its second such endeavour since 2014. For the first time, the Youth Perceptions Survey asked participants specifically about their experiences with sextortion – a form of corruption where a person in a position of Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

When anti-corruption activism and art intersect

14 Dec 2020, 9:55

On 9 December, International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), Corruption Watch (CW) took to the streets again as part of its activism work on that day. Well, we took to a particular street corner – Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Road – for a morning of colour, creativity, and paint. Johannesburg residents will be instantly aware that Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Youth report reveals their vulnerability to corruption

09 Dec 2020, 8:14

The theme of this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is Recover with Integrity. The event is held annually on 9 December and was set up by the UN to raise awareness of the devastating impact of corruption, and to look back on the year and assess progress in the fight to eradicate the scourge. While Read more >

PUBLICATIONS

Our future is at risk from corruption, say SA youth in CW report

09 Dec 2020, 8:11

A report released by Corruption Watch today, Our Future is not for Sale, highlights the devastating impact of corruption on the lives of young people in South Africa, and how their prospects have been affected by the pervasiveness of corruption in the country. On this International Anti-Corruption Day (#IADC2020), the report draws attention to the Read more >