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State capture: Parly to beef up its executive oversight, Koko in court, and more

09 Nov 2022, 9:08

Parliament responds to the Zondo commission, an era of accountability for former Eskom boss, and charges for a member of the judiciary tainted with state capture allegations. These are some of the latest developments in the aftermath of the inquiry. Koko in court over Kusile contract Former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko made headlines again Read more >

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Parly committee grills Saps on ‘misleading’ information, poor audit

02 Nov 2022, 12:56

The South African Police Service (Saps) presented a mixed bag or results in its 2021/2022 annual report, tabled before the parliamentary standing committee for police (Scop) in mid-October – and the committee was not impressed. At the same time Scop heard from the Auditor-General of South Africa (Agsa) on the audit outcomes for the Department Read more >

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Use of data for the public good is growing, albeit slowly

01 Nov 2022, 12:27

Public procurement is an area of governance that is particularly prone to corruption because it is the nexus of power, money, and decision-making. If any of those factors are abused, the losses for the state can be costly, and the gains for the corrupt substantial. Taxpayers have a right to know where their money goes, Read more >

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FIC helps with recovery of over R5-billion in criminal proceeds

21 Oct 2022, 12:25

In its 2021/2022 annual report, released at the end of September 2022, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) noted that it achieved 17 of its 19 performance goals – and exceeded 10 of the 17. One of these was to contribute to the recovery of stolen money in a way that exceeded its previous achievement. This Read more >

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Exposing Procurement Corruption: 10 Questions to Ask

06 Oct 2022, 10:55

By Richard MessickFirst published on the Global Anticorruption Blog No government activity is more susceptible to corruption than public procurement. The process by which government decides what to buy and from whom is lengthy, technically complex, and riddled with decision points that give procurement officers enormous discretion. Oversight is thus especially difficult. Moreover, because so much Read more >

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Access to info enhanced by AI and e-governance

04 Oct 2022, 13:25

Image: Unesco On 28 September the world marked the International Day for the Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). This event, established in November 2015 through UN resolution (38 C/70) and first commemorated in 2016, aims to facilitate international discussions on policy and guidelines in this important area. Access to information plays an important role in Read more >

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Procurement Watch – a Corruption Watch project

26 Sep 2022, 11:16

Public procurement—the process by which the government contracts for the provision of goods, services, and infrastructure— presents one of the biggest corruption risks in modern society. Monitoring public procurement, and advocating for reform of South Africa’s public procurement system, is thus central to our work at Corruption Watch. Procurement integrity is also recognised as one Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

ConCourt confirms exec ethics code invalidity on funding disclosures

20 Sep 2022, 15:49

The Executive Ethics Code is unconstitutional to the extent that it does not require members of the executive to disclose donations made to campaigns for elections to positions within political parties. This was confirmed in the Constitutional Court on 20 September 2022. Investigative journalism organisation AmaBhungane brought the application to the ConCourt, asking it to Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Civil society’s fight for transparency is vital for democracy

15 Sep 2022, 10:18

Democracy: a system of government in which the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives;fair and equal treatment of everyone in an organisation, etc., and their right to take part in making decisions. Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Democracy, by its very definition, can only work if all people are able to participate in Read more >