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SIU wants lifestyle audits & background checks for Joburg, Tshwane officials

04 Feb 2025, 14:41

“Nobody lives in a national address; everybody lives in a local address and it’s very important that we make sure that our local government works as it should, so that people can get the services that they deserve and secondly, so that the equitable share that is transferred to local government is used in the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

CW calls for harsher sentences in cases involving harm to whistle-blowers

24 Aug 2023, 9:47

By Belinda PhetoFirst published on News24 Corruption Watch has called for harsher sentences in cases involving whistle-blowers. The organisation was responding to the sentences handed down to the killers of Babita Deokaran, a senior health official at the Gauteng Department of Health. She was assassinated after flagging suspicious payments worth R850-million to shell companies and Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

SA politicians once again commit a crime against humanity

22 Apr 2022, 10:40

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA First published on Daily Maverick When devastating floods struck KwaZulu-Natal on 11 April, South Africans’ first response was to commiserate with their compatriots. Their next response was to warn against giving a cent to the government and loudly proclaim that their donations were going to organisations like the Gift of the Givers. It’s Read more >

OPINIONS

Combating corruption is key to creating a sustainable path of future growth for SA

10 Dec 2021, 15:57

By Petrus Marais and Karam SinghFirst published on City Press Business success – and survival – relies largely on developing a strategy that takes into account various scenarios, considers mitigating factors, makes certain assumptions, spotlights threats and charts a course for the future. Three years ago very few C-suite executives factored in a global pandemic Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

New CW report raises red flags, potential risks in SCM processes

27 Oct 2021, 10:21

NOTE (12 November 2021): In October 2021, Corruption Watch (C) released its first Procurement Watch Report on Procurement Risk Trends. It reported on trends emerging from data published by National Treasury on various aspects of public procurement, notably deviations from procurement procedures, contract variations and restrictions of suppliers. The report has now been updated and Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

CW releases public procurement analysis report, compiled with new online tool

27 Oct 2021, 10:13

NOTE (12 November 2021): In October 2021, Corruption Watch (CW) released its first Procurement Watch Report on Procurement Risk Trends. It reported on trends emerging from data published by National Treasury on various aspects of public procurement, notably deviations from procurement procedures, contract variations and restrictions of suppliers. The report has now been updated and Read more >

OPINIONS

Whistleblowers are the heart of Corruption Watch’s fight

03 Nov 2020, 10:00

By Melusi NcalaFirst published on News24 Corruption is my beat. I say this reservedly for my role and duty, though seemingly small, is a huge responsibility to me. Why? I am part of a country that is still grappling with vast inequality and indigence. But South Africans are people who live in hope and that, Read more >

PUBLICATIONS

CW health sector report reveals toll on our most vulnerable

22 Jul 2020, 10:01

Corruption Watch, in a report released today, points to the devastating impact of corruption on the lives of people reliant on receiving basic healthcare services from public health facilities in South Africa. The report is titled X-Ray: The critical state of the health sector in SA. This impact, says the organisation, is intensified in the Read more >