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Covid-19 procurement irregularities at R8.9-billion, with more to come

11 May 2023, 11:00

The Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU) third final report on its wide-ranging investigation into Covid-19 procurement irregularities under Proclamation R23 of 2020 is now publicly available – find part 1 and part 2 here. R23 authorised the SIU to investigate procurement conducted under the Covid-19 national state of disaster, which was declared in March 2020. It Read more >

LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS

State capture failures show up govt’s shoddy governance measures

24 Apr 2023, 11:13

Imagine a time when South Africa has been lifted out of greylisting, no longer under the scrutiny of international watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF); the Guptas are in custody or facing trial for their alleged part in state capture; all necessary processes are being followed to the tee to ensure justice; and the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

PPE criminals convicted of fraud and forgery, receive jail time

13 Feb 2023, 13:49

Two convictions in the past week of criminals found guilty of PPE fraud will boost efforts to bring to book those involved in the large-scale thievery of the Covid-19 national state of disaster. Both are former civil servants. With the implementation in March 2020 of the state of disaster in response to the outbreak of Read more >

GOVERNANCE

State capture: What to do with the offenders?

07 Oct 2022, 12:16

By Karam Singh and Tharin PillayFirst published in New Agenda, issue 86, third quarter 2022 South Africa’s recent history has been characterised by deep-rooted political corruption, known as state capture. For the good of the country and for every honest person in it, it is imperative that all parties implicated in this state capture are Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Mosebenzi Zwane, two others arrested as NPA keeps Guptas in sight

29 Sep 2022, 9:47

Source: Legalbrief The National Prosecuting Authority is injecting new life into its Estina Dairy Project investigation with yesterday’s arrest of former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane, Sahara employee Ugeshni Govender and a former director of Islandsite, Ronica Ragavan, as it attempts to extradite Atul and Rajesh Gupta on the same matter, while targeting other associates linked to the fugitive family, notes Legalbrief. Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Hawks, NPA are failing the country on state capture prosecutions, convictions

26 Aug 2022, 13:34

Image: National Prosecuting Authority Are the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and Hawks dragging their feet on cases of state capture? Social justice NGO Open Secrets thinks so and lays out its arguments in a persuasive new report published in August 2022. There are many who would agree. Bad Cops, Bad Lawyers focuses on the so-called Read more >

OPINIONS

We, the people, must play the political game rather than being played

01 Jul 2022, 11:36

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA By Melusi NcalaFirst published on News24 Corruption is a plague that requires our collaborative, united, and purposeful efforts if it is to be dealt with decisively. The fight against graft has yielded successes and brought corruption into the mainstream discourse – but has also enabled its use as rhetoric for character assassination or Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Parly committee shines the spotlight on corruption in local govt

10 Jun 2022, 11:50

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA By Kwazi Dlamini Lack of will to deal with corruption cases at municipal level because they involve politically connected individuals remains a big hurdle for law enforcement agencies. This is according to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI). The three agencies answered for Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

South Africa can help its whistle-blowers – here are some good suggestions

18 Mar 2022, 11:07

“I do think the most valuable way both of rewarding and protecting whistle-blowers is to make of them seriously high-profile characters.” These are the words of Corruption Watch’s former executive director David Lewis, speaking in early March at a webinar hosted by the Mail & Guardian and titled Amend South Africa’s legislation to include rewards Read more >