Negative media reporting on South Africa’s ranking in an international corruption perception survey was “unhelpful” for the country’s prospects, government said on Wednesday. “Such misleading media reports are unhelpful in building the country but are feeding into a pessimistic outlook that can only damage our national psyche and prospects for[…]
More action was needed from civil society to fight corruption, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s office said on Monday. Speaking during the international civil society week conference in Johannesburg on Sunday, Madonsela asked civil society to go beyond just complaining about was wrong, acting spokesman Oupa Segalwe said in a statement.[…]
Ten Western Cape police officials, based at the Parow police station in Cape Town, appeared in the Bellville District Court on Monday.The officials, who were arrested at the weekend, face eight charges of corruption each, with the amounts involved totalling in excess of R10,000. State advocate Max Orban, of the[…]
The arrest of 11 police officials at a station in Parow has brought light to an endemic corruption problem within the South African Police Services (SAPS). According to a local senior crime researcher, police records indicate that well over 1000 police officials are faced with charges of corruption each year.[…]
Shamin “Chippy” Shaik, the chief of acquisitions for the SANDF during the arms deal period, is expected to testify before the Seriti Commission of Inquiry on Monday. Shaik’s testimony has been scheduled to last the whole week at the commission’s public hearings into alleged corruption in the multi-billion rand arms[…]
South Africa is not a corrupt country thanks to a multi-pronged approach to promoting good governance, a sound constitutional and legal framework and an arsenal of anti-corruption safeguards. This is according to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, who was speaking at the Crime Stoppers International Conference in Cape Town on Tuesday.[…]
There has been a veil of silence from the presidency following a number of reports on dropped charges against President Jacob Zuma for alleged corruption in 2009. Presidency spokesman Mac Maharaj has yet to respond to e-mailed questions sent to him on Friday and on Monday morning. Beeld newspaper on[…]
Security would be tight at the Polokwane High Court for EFF leader Julius Malema’s trial Limpopo police said on Sunday. “Members of the SAPS will be monitoring and patrolling the area in and around the court, as well as the city centre and identified areas in Seshego with the aim[…]
“We are seeing more secrecy and less access to information.” So says activist, Murray Hunter, summing up the 2014 ‘Secret State of the Nation’ report released by the Right2Know Campaign on Wednesday. The annual report is a snapshot study of trends, patterns and challenges with secrecy in South Africa. “One[…]
The Supreme Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed President Jacob Zuma’s application to prevent the release of the so-called “Spy Tapes”. Within five days, the National Prosecuting Authority must comply with the previous court order, in an application brought by the Democratic Alliance (DA), to release the tapes. The actual[…]
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