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In the space of a year, three notable strikes have affected the interests of the South African public

Why are South African leaders corrupt?

Our leaders do not use the power they have for the greater good – understanding why graft has become the norm is the first step to finding genuine solutions

On trial: The case against the former president of Malawi, Bakili Muluzi, first began in 2009 but has been delayed until now. Photo: Alexander Joe/AFP

Former Malawi president’s graft trial gets the green light

Bakili Muluzi will face corruption charges for pocketing funding that was meant to build a new hospital

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo by Michele Spatari/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Ramaphosa’s quick release of Zondo’s report a bold but dangerous move

Probe findings may result in little more than a Pyrrhic victory as kingpins go free

(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: And still we wait for a decision on Mkhize

For six weeks Ramaphosa has told us he is following process and Mkhize continues to get a fat ministerial salary as he relaxes on special leave.

In 2020, former finance minister Tito Mboweni Tito Mboweni announced his plan to reduce the public sector wage bill in an effort to squeeze some of the air out of the country’s ballooning debt and fiscal deficit. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Covidpreneurship: From corruption to rebuilding legitimacy and trust in our political leadership

High levels of corruption and low levels of trust go together; citizens need to use every available resource to hold government to account

Former Gauteng premier David Makhura, who runs the ANC political school, said there was a need for the party to both educate its existing members and ensure that those who joined in future were “in good standing in the community”.

The corruption virus weakens public trust in the government

While fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, graft and mismanagement continues unabated, leaving civil society bewildered and angry

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Ramaphosa backs graft probe of Zuma’s government

Deputy President "supports that there should be a judicial commission of inquiry".

Chung Yoo-ra will face extradition proceedings in Denmark after Danish police arrested her on an Interpol request from Seoul.

‘Equestrian princess’ arrested in Denmark over South Korea graft scandal

The scandal has drawn hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets of Seoul for weekly demonstrations

Wole Soyinka believes that

Soyinka razor-sharp and defiant at 80

Nobel prizewinner hits out at ‘Boko Haramism’ of Nigerian culture and the banalisation of graft.

Graft gaffe unlikely to fell Mujuru

Vice-president Joice Mujuru claims she was misquoted when she warned against corruption exposés.

Graft report urges states to act

A joint report by the World Bank and UNODC urges governments to devote more resources to training investigators in fighting financial crime.

Kenyan minister resigns over car imports scandal

Kenya’s industrialisation minister said he has resigned his post over a car imports scandal.