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PSC commissioner vacancy: call for public input on shortlisted candidates

26 Jan 2022, 11:08

The Sub-Committee of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration has met to shortlist candidates for the post of Commissioner of the Public Service Commission. The portfolio committee received 146 applications in response to its advertisement for the job of Commissioner of the Public Service Commission (PSC). As the PSC is the custodian of good Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Civil society calls on the public to stand up and fight corruption

16 Nov 2021, 16:31

Defend our Democracy announces anti-corruption week for 3 to 10 December. By Masego MafataSource: GroundUp Civil society organisations are urging the public to participate in a United in Action Against Corruption week to run from 3 to 10 December. Announced at a press briefing in Johannesburg earlier in November and organised by the Defend our Democracy Read more >

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New survey shows decreasing public trust in govt anti-corruption efforts

20 Sep 2021, 12:49

A new report released on 15 September by research network Afrobarometer reveals that South Africans’ perceptions of the pervasiveness of corruption in the country have not improved. Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 476 (AD476) also shows respondents’ belief that high percentages of elected officials and civil servants are involved in corrupt activities. Corruption has been a major Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Take our whistle-blower perceptions survey

16 Sep 2021, 12:26

Corruption Watch is a non-profit organisation launched in 2012. We rely on the public to report incidents of corruption to us and we use this information to fight corruption in South Africa and hold our leaders accountable. Over the last nine years, we have received over 30 000 whistle-blower complaints. In order to improve our Read more >

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Nominations invited for appointment of members of the Information Regulator

12 Aug 2021, 9:11

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services invites nominations from individuals, organisations, institutions and civil society for four (4) suitable persons to be appointed as members of the Information Regulator for a period of five years. South Africa’s Information Regulator is tasked with monitoring and enforcing compliance by public and private bodies with the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

AGSA one of only two audit institutions worldwide ranked fully independent

11 Aug 2021, 10:33

By Kwazi Dlamini The World Bank (WB) has ranked the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) and the Seychelles Office of the Auditor-General as the only two national audit offices that enjoy full independence to carry out their audit mandate in their respective countries. In its Supreme Audit Institutions Independence Index: 2021 Global Synthesis Report, released on Read more >

LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS

CW submits comments on the Firearms Control Amendment Bill 2020

04 Aug 2021, 10:36

Corruption Watch’s work in the field of police accountability and anti-corruption is well known. For many years we’ve advocated for the appointment of ethical leaders through a thorough process that involves public participation. We’ve held discussions and consultations with Diepsloot, KwaMashu and Cape Flats communities affected by police violence and criminality. We’ve created Veza, an Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Deputy AG Tsakani Maluleke gets parly nomination for top position

21 Oct 2020, 11:48

Deputy auditor-general (AG) Tsakani Maluleke is set to take over from her boss Kimi Makwetu, becoming the first woman to hold this vital office. Makwetu was appointed om 1 December 2013, and steps down at the end of November after a distinguished 7-year term. Also the chairperson of the Auditor-General of South Africa’s (AGSA) executive Read more >

LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS

CW urges diligence with upcoming lotteries appointments

08 Oct 2020, 11:59

Corruption Watch (CW) has written to the minister of trade and industry, Ebrahim Patel, and the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on the upcoming appointments to the National Lotteries Commission (NLC). The NLC has been in the news frequently of late, for all the wrong reasons – opacity, nepotism, misuse of funds, corruption. Patel Read more >