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OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Well run businesses resist local and global corruption

By Valencia Talane South Africa’s corruption dilemma is a characteristic of the developing world, and it’s not unique to this country. There’s an urgent need, however, for the implementation of anti-corruption strategies which will enforce the abundant anti-corruption legislation already in place. This will spare South Africa the erosion of good business and political practices Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Lwando Mzandisi and the fight for good education

By Janine Erasmus A good education is something nobody can ever take away from you – but what if you never got one in the first place? Lwando Mzandisi of Equal Education comes from Eastern Cape, a province where the quality of the education system has declined, partly because of mismanagement and corruption. Now an Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

CW welcomes the SIU’s bold Usaasa move

Corruption Watch welcomes the decision by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to approach the Pretoria High Court to set aside the appointment of Zami Nkosi, CEO of the parastatal Universal Service Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa). According to the Sunday Independent, the SIU is also asking the court to force the Usaasa board to Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Working with young minds for change

By Janine Erasmus Final year law student Zola Valashiya is a man with a vision – and that is to get South Africans not just talking to, but communicating with each other. He feels that this is one of the tools that will help us to tackle a particularly prevalent scourge in our society – Read more >

INVESTIGATION

Soweto SGB under scrutiny

Corruption in schools is a focus of Corruption Watch’s operations, and since the launch of our schools campaign in January 2013, to the end of April 2014, we’ve received nearly 950 reports on schools, of which over 80% have been classified as corruption. Results of a survey we conducted in September 2013 revealed that the Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Corruption reports increase in 2014

Corruption Watch has undertaken a number of activities in the first part of the year to further encourage the public to join the fight against corruption. The response has been positive leading to an increase in the number of complaints reported to the organisation. In the first five months of the year we investigated several Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

We’re hiring a head of communications!

Corruption Watch is looking to recruit a head of communications, who will be based in our Braamfontein office. Key performance areas for this exciting and challenging senior position include : Development and ongoing management of the communications strategy; Management of media relations and monitoring; Management of Corruption Watch’s digital platforms; Overall responsibility for the public education Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption Watch is hiring – investigative journalist

Investigative journalist   Opportunity closing date:   Monday, May 19, 2014 Opportunity type:   Employment Corruption Watch is a civil society organisation that gathers, analyses and shares information on corruption in South Africa and supports a more engaged and active civil society. Corruption Watch, based in Johannesburg, is currently seeking to appoint an investigative journalist to work Read more >