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Ndlovu award withdrawn, but questions linger over Ramaphosa’s judgement

26 Apr 2023, 10:07

President Cyril Ramaphosa will no longer be bestowing veteran television and film producer Duma Ndlovu with the National Order of Ikhamanga this week, following objections from, among others, the ANC Veterans League (ANCVL). The league made a public plea for Ramaphosa to revoke Ndlovu’s nomination on grounds of serious state capture allegations against him. These Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Open Secrets and SWI welcome Seriti and Musi judgment

18 Apr 2023, 12:52

Source: Open SecretsImage: Open Secrets Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations welcome the judgment delivered by the South Gauteng High Court which confirms that judges must be held accountable for their conduct while in active service, even after their retirement. It is an important victory for accountability and the integrity of the judiciary. The court Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

HSF asks US Department of Justice to probe Bain for FCPA violations

19 Sep 2022, 13:02

By Richard MessickFirst posted on the Global Anticorruption Blog In a 12 September guest post on the Global Anticorruption Blog, Nicole Fritz of South Africa’s Helen Suzman Foundation recounted Boston consulting guru Bain and Company’s role in the massive corruption that infected her country during the reign of its now deposed president Jacob Zuma. In Read more >

LITIGATION

High Court dismisses Seriti application for leave to appeal, with costs

02 Sep 2022, 11:15

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA The North Gauteng High Court on 31 August 2022 dismissed an application for leave to appeal its judgment and order of 21 August 2019, which set aside the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into allegations of fraud, corruption, impropriety or irregularity in the Strategic Defence Procurement package – known as the arms Read more >

OPINIONS

Directly electing our president does not guarantee accountability

03 Aug 2022, 13:03

By Steven FriedmanFirst published on My Vote Counts Academics who teach politics do not believe that their knowledge equips them to judge court cases or to represent parties in legal actions. But judges and lawyers tend to believe that legal training somehow equips them with a knowledge of politics greater than that of their fellow Read more >

OPINIONS

Corruption: Africa’s undeclared but deadly pandemic

20 Jul 2022, 10:58

By Tafi Mhaka First published on Al Jazeera On June 21, Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera fired the country’s chief of police, suspended several senior government officials and also took the extraordinary step of stripping his deputy, Saulos Chilima, of all powers after they were accused of receiving kickbacks from UK-based businessman Zuneth Sattar in exchange Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Zondo report: a summary of the first four parts, and who it implicated

15 Jun 2022, 11:33

By Kyle Zeeman First published on TimesLive As South Africans get set for the fifth instalment of the state capture report, here is a reminder of what was mentioned, and those implicated, in the first four volumes. The fifth and final part of the state capture report is due to be handed over to the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption stunts our freedom in South Africa

30 May 2022, 10:51

By Paul HoffmanFirst published on Accountability Now The liberation struggle in South Africa, in Africa and elsewhere in the world where people once lived in chains, was aimed at achieving freedom for ordinary folk. The freedom of the individual is, in a way, the higher purpose of the modern state. The struggle for freedom in Read more >

OPINIONS

We cannot let the Zondo report become another white elephant

06 Apr 2022, 16:41

This piece is extracted from Corruption Watch’s 2021 annual report. For more information, click here. By Karam SinghFirst published on News24 Since 2020, South Africans have had to deal with a multitude of new challenges and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, as if the daily struggle for the majority of our people was not enough. Read more >