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Public protector nominations and applications discussed in Parliament

13 Jul 2023, 10:20

The Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate a Person for Appointment as Public Protector met on 12 July to discuss the nominations and applications received now that the deadline of 7 July has passed. The committee revealed that 53 nominations and 17 applications were put forward. Of these, 38 names made it to the preliminary list Read more >

LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS

SA public has say in how whistle-blowers should be protected

07 Jul 2023, 11:42

It may have taken the state capture commission and its recommendations for us to get here, but government is finally taking stock of the many public submissions from whistle-blowers, whistle-blower advocacy organisations, and civil society organisations in amending our whistle-blower protection regime. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has released a discussion paper for Read more >

STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

HSRC survey: Attitudes towards the Zondo Commission and State Capture

15 Jun 2023, 13:09

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is running a survey titled Attitudes towards the Zondo Commission and State Capture. The organisation says this is its final dedicated online survey on attitudes towards the Zondo commission. The survey also asks for thoughts on the protection of whistle-blowers, and on cadre deployment. “The survey is about society’s Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Parly committee seeks nominations, applications for incoming public protector

12 Jun 2023, 14:12

Nominations are open for the next public protector. The parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate a Person for Appointment as Public Protector invites members of the public and organisations to nominate suitable candidates for appointment to this crucial post. Applications will also be accepted. The deadline is 7 July 2023 at 16h00. The Public Protector Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Saps wants your feedback on the service it offers

28 Feb 2023, 14:20

The South African Police Service is seeking public feedback on the services it offers. Go here to take part in the survey, titled Customer Satisfaction and Public Perception of the SAPS Effectiveness Survey. Dear Participant, The Component Research was commissioned by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to conduct a follow-up study to determine the Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Update on our participation in the 947 Ride Joburg cycle challenge

08 Dec 2022, 12:54

Whistle-blowers are central to our work as an anti-corruption organisation. We cannot hope to succeed in eradicating corruption without acknowledging the role and plight of whistle-blowers who are brave enough to expose it, and working towards improving the environment and advocating for changes that ensure their protection, at all costs. One of the ways in which Read more >

PUBLICATIONS

BO registry, EITI implementation can benefit South Africa

28 Nov 2022, 10:02

By Schalk BurgerFirst published on Mining Weekly Establishing a beneficial ownership registry in South Africa will help to improve financial transparency, the transparency of value chains and provide information for companies and the public about companies and who owns and controls them. These were some of the benefits highlighted in two new reports, commissioned by Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

CW releases two new reports on beneficial ownership transparency in SA mining

25 Nov 2022, 12:04

On Tuesday 22 November 2022 Corruption Watch (CW) launched not one, but two new reports, both relating to beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) in South Africa’s extractives sector. The organisation also hosted a webinar with guest speakers Michael Barron and Tim Law, experts in the fields of beneficial ownership and implementation of the Extractives Industries Transparency Read more >

OUTREACH AND EVENTS

Media advisory: CW to host webinar, launch two reports on BOT and EITI in SA

17 Nov 2022, 9:31

Corruption Watch (CW) will host a webinar on Tuesday 22 November 2022 to coincide with the release of two reports advancing a case for greater beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) in the mining sector, namely Beneficial Ownership Transparency in South Africa’s mining sector and The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and South Africa, respectively. The importance of Read more >

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