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Less outrage, more action: How SA’s structural corruption can be unravelled

To dismantle this entrenched system we need to strengthen institutions with enough resources and skilled staff to tackle complex financial crimes

John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour. Picture: Werner Beukes/SAPA

Hlophe’s return would undermine integrity of JSC, court told

The unrepentant conduct of the impeached-judge-turned-politician makes him unsuitable for a body that chooses and disciplines judges

Hlophe said the Constitution obstructed efforts to reclaim land and mineral resources. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images).

High court interdict bars Hlophe from taking up seat at Judicial Service Commission

It was granted pending the hearing of three applications for review of the decision by MPs to appoint the former judge to the same commission that urged his impeachment

John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour. Picture: Werner Beukes/SAPA

Hlophe calls challenge to his JSC appointment racist

The former judge said he plans to use his position at the Judicial Service Commission to pursue the transformation of the judiciary

Graphic: John McCann

South Africans are gatvol with corruption, but also guilty of graft

A significant portion of respondents in a Corruption Watch study have given gifts to and done favours for police officers, prosecutors and other officials This content is…

Graphic: John McCann

SA scores below ‘flawed democracies’ in corruption index

The country performed worse than China and Cuba in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2023 This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers.…

Telling all: EOH — helmed by chief executive Stephen van Coller (above) — appeared before the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture and provided evidence of irregular money flows at EOH, which was unearthed by law firm ENSafrica.
(Gallo Images/Papi Morake)

New report reveals EOH corporate corruption case study and clean-up

The JSE listed IT services company has turned itself around and remains a service provider to the government and private sector

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School jobs-for-cash report ignored

Teacher fears for his life after blowing the whistle for a second time a decade later

Retired judge Willie Seriti

Seriti and Musi’s challenge to JSC act dismissed

The retired judges, facing a probe over the arms deal inquiry, said the act was flawed in allowing the JSC to discipline judges no longer in active service

Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption

Fraud plagues both public and private sectors, Corruption Watch report shows

Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption

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Where are the anti-racism accountability bodies?

The field of such NGOs is crowded but who and what are they holding to account and who are they mollycoddling?

SA’s endemic corruption requires a ‘biting’ response

Beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) can help tackle corruption, reduce investment risk and improve national and global governance, but implementation remains ‘a sad story’

(John McCann/M&G)

Almost 2 000 South Africans step up to report corruption

The most-reported crimes range from extortion and abuse of authority to Covid-19 related graft, according to a new report by Corruption Watch

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Editorial: Whistleblowers need our protection

Those who tell the truth should be cared for by the law, but they aren’t

Success demands effort, but specifically effort expended on the right ventures for the right reasons — this is worth remembering when times are hard, such as when I blew the whistle on my employer for withholding information relevant to the state capture enquiry

SA needs a speak-out culture and whistleblowers are recognised as patriots

With corruption and fraud endemic in South Africa, whistleblowers have played a pivotal role in bringing wrongdoing to light. Despite their invaluable role to society, in most…

Nowhere to go: Zimbabwean
special permit holders outside Home Affairs.
(Madelene Cronjé)

Anarchy rules at home affairs

It is unwise to entrust our fingerprints, biographical details and legislative authority to a syndicate of delinquent government officials

As ANC secretary general Ace Magashule mulls over his options, the party’s national chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, drew a line in the sand — there is no turning back from ruling that corruption charged politicians step aside by month’s end.  (Delwyn Verasamy)

Changes to mining Act need work

Proposed amendments to the legislation mandate meaningful consultation with communities but critics say there are loopholes

What a week: Jessie Duarte (left) claimed the ANC’s integrity commission could still amend its lists; and former Free State premier Ace Magashule (right) had to deal with the fallout from a book about him. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Ex-treasurer promises bombshells

Mxolisi Dukwana ready to topple Ace Magashule’s house of cards at the Zondo commission

‘I am taking this action because of the serious nature of the fraud, as well as the total disregard and disrespect shown to the office of the Auditor-General by public representatives,’ says Patricia de Lille. (David Harrison/M&G)

Corruption Watch releases biannual corruption trends report

Corruption Watch’s biannual report looks at the trends in the 2 469 corruption cases that is has received since January this year

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Axing Abrahams? Ramaphosa’s decision hinges on court rulings

Ramaphosa is waiting for two ConCourt judgments before acting on NPA boss’s position, a parliamentary reply has revealed