Employees let down by failed promise of TERS economic relief
A new report, released today by Corruption Watch, amplifies the experiences of employees who had hoped for financial support under the Temporary Employer / Employee Relief Scheme - but were let down by...
View ArticleTERS corruption report: companies seize the chance to fleece employees
Corruption Watch's new report released today, Covid-19 TERS: Corruption at Work, sheds light on the unscrupulous practices many employers were unable to resist when the Temporary Employer/ Employee...
View ArticleMpumalanga poultry project a disturbing echo of failed Vrede Dairy
The KwaMhlanga Poultry Project, meant to benefit emerging farmers in the same way the ill-fated Vrede Dairy Project would have, is in tatters. Among other complaints, a group of people who did not...
View ArticleThe rot in the Public Service Commission: part one
The Public Service Commission, once a beacon of accountability for ethical professionalism in the public service, has turned into a mafia-style organisation in which staff members suffer relentless...
View ArticleThe rot in the Public Service Commission, part 2: What’s next?
The second article in a series focusing on our investigation into the Public Service Commission highlights the weaknesses uncovered, and potential triumphs that could be realised if the body’s...
View ArticleEight years for errant CFO with series of local govt-related graft charges
Two senior officials at Nketoana Local Municipality have had their day in court. One, the former CFO of Nketoana, was sentenced to eight years in prison for money laundering and fraud. This sentence...
View ArticleDetermined silence from Karoo Hoogland on matter of municipal manager
Despite ongoing queries - since 2018 - around the appointment of Karoo Hoogland municipal manager Jan Fortuin, questions remain unanswered. Corruption Watch recently reached out to the municipality for...
View ArticleEastern Cape drowning in despair, yet officials turn a blind eye
The Eastern Cape is the poorest province in the country, where people live in appalling conditions and are deprived of even the most basic of municipal services. Yet those who have brought about this...
View ArticleBanks, building council complicit in duping over 200 unsuspecting home owners
Who is responsible for the catastrophe that is Delmore East Ext2? Residents claim they were duped by banks that approved their home loans without due diligence checks on the sustainability of the land....
View ArticleMSAA: An Act in good faith, but will it work?
The local government sector in South Africa is the interface between the state and the citizens it delivers services to, but it is generally fraught with maladministration and corruption, and suffers...
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