Transparency and accountability have lost currency in the treasury, and we are all the poorer for it.
The ANC has a solution for cadres: Wait until the next news cycle. Rinse. Repeat.
The disciplinary paralysis in the ANC makes dealing with graft an ambitious exercise in futility
In light of irregular spending on Covid-19 procurement, Cosatu recommends that politically connected people be barred from doing business with the state
The ANC’s top six has been mandated to work closely with its integrity committee to tackle claims of corruption against senior party members
Reports of corruption, over-pricing and the delivery of sub-standard PPE have become the norm over the past five months as the country grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic
The economy as a whole will benefit from investment in young entrepreneurs
The ANC either does not understand the best interests of those it was elected to serve — or it knows and doesn’t care
As Gauteng braces itself for its Covid-19 peak, the provincial government says it is knuckling down to deal with ‘shameful’ corruption allegations
The reason may be that the messages reinforce popular perceptions that corruption is pervasive and insurmountable. In doing so, they encourage apathy and acceptance rather than inspire activism
Gogo Dlamini, Themba Dlamini’s mother, died of Covid-19, but Mzanzi has a chance to rid the country of fraud and exploitation and instead serve ‘Gogo Dlamini’, the people of South Africa
Although Africans must continue to support the Black Lives Matter movement, there is also the need for them to raise their voices against injustices in other African countries
David Mahlobo denies preventing the suspension of the broken Matlosana council’s manager
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Nasrec promises about accountability need to be effected by the ANC, but the party seems incapable of self-policing
Allegations from both sides tumble out in court papers
Ibrahim Magu’s arrest by the secret police was a surprise — but also not surprising
The struggling power utility has updated Parliament on investigations into contracts where more than R4-billion was lost in overpayments
The mayor, her relatives and their friends keep landing lucrative tenders and using state resources. Yet Lindiwe Makhalema has failed to declare the list of her relationships with people and companies benefiting from the municipality
The former president’s bid for an October trial date seems set to fail
The former president’s long awaited day in court has finally arrived
A private plane and a Nigerian minister are at the centre of a $1-billion corruption scandal
Kenya has a long history of policing with excessive force, often resulting in unnecessary deaths. Recently at least six people died from police violence during the first 10 days of a dusk-to-dawn curfew. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Douglas Kivoi, an expert on police reform and policy, to shed light on the situation. […]
While fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, graft and mismanagement continues unabated, leaving civil society bewildered and angry
It is usually the most vulnerable in society who are most dependent on local authorities, yet they are the ones stealing from the poor
The bidding process and black economic empowerment has backfired, resulting in deficient construction projects
The water and sanitation minister has detailed her department’s moves to combat corruption, but failed to address corruption claims her top adviser
Before Big Coal, Lephalale was a small town with little water and few jobs. Two power plants have changed it
All of KwaZulu-Natal’s Covid-19 emergency spending has been centralised under the provincial treasury after the controversial purchase of R22-million of blankets by the social development department
Women in Africa should not be viewed as having ‘special negotiating skills’. Instead, we should motivate for more women in leadership positions because of their equality as citizens
As well as its scathing findings on Mkhwebane’s investigation into Ramaphosa, the high court also made important in-principle pronouncements
In a leaked memo, AU staff claim that commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat is destroying the continental body
We should look to the Philippines, where barangays, or neighbourhood governments, help to empower communities