It is unwise to entrust our fingerprints, biographical details and legislative authority to a syndicate of delinquent government officials
The lack of accountability and consequences for deviant behaviour by government officials allowed the misuse of taxpayers’ money
Sipho Nzuza had previously agreed to turn state witness
The term ‘corruption’ is a convenient scapegoat that leaders deploy to mask their moral failings. Instead, they should re-evaluate their personal ethics
Athandiwe Saba continues her reporting with a story about the people of Standerton who have taken it on themselves to fix things
There has been an effort by the state to expand the TVET college sector. But the reality is that the systems at many of these colleges are simply not working
For two years the man parachuted into a City of Johannesburg department dealing with the biggest and most crucial contracts required to run the city has been suspending and sidelining top officials in an apparent effort to direct the outcome of multimillion rand tenders. We track down who this man is and why it had taken so long for the city to investigate him
The president disclosed a development U-turn but the Special Economic Zones and China’s carbon intensive interests are likely to prevail
The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption
Critiques of corruption must explicitly disrupt corporate globalism, imperialism, racism, authoritarianism, militarism, elitism
and sexism
The president is facing challenges at every turn, among them the economy, the state of SOEs and factionalism within the ANC. Only if Ramaphosa and his party work together will they be able to turn their declining fortunes around
A broken municipality and a four-year crisis forces residents to consider desperate choices, such as
trading sex for water
More than 5.3-million households and 21-million people don’t have clean water, despite money being spent on dams and pipelines to deliver water to 95% of the population. Sipho Kings looks at how R1.3-trillion worth of infrastructure has been subject to so much corruption and mismanagement that many places are worse off than in 1994, leaving the state with a R898-billion bill this decade
The mineral-rich earth of Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, has provided generations of families with the means to make ends meet
Tinashe Mushakavanhu has an imaginary conversation with Dambudzo Marechera
“African corruption” is only African as regards its victims. Its perpetrators are institutions and individuals from across the globe who are willing to loot without conscience as they watch their offshore accounts grow.
Law enforcement agencies are cracking down on the high profile family of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, accused of plundering revenues from the country’s vast oil wealth. During dos Santos’ 38-year rule from 1979, his offspring occupied top positions in the government and in lucrative sectors ranging from banking, telecoms and media to […]
The finance minister says despite the difficult fiscal environment, structural reforms are under way to put SA on a new growth path
Regular maintenance, zero corruption and no emergency coal procurement are the main issues
The arrest is a big statement of intent by the justice system, but his defence has already said it wants to make “representations”
Italian Environment Minister Sergio Costa blamed climate change and the "tropicalisation" of violent rainfall and strong winds
Rights group criticised the ruling, saying “no one should be detained for having organised or called for a peaceful demonstration”.
The city says it will investigate the missing millions claim by the municipal workers’ union
Zide’s emails describe a ‘torturous and treacherous working environment’ and a university that is failing to turn itself around
The SIU outlined the progress made on 49 investigations into municipalities
Political parties must reform themselves, but the responsibility for change belongs to every citizen
Politicians find quick fix ‘solutions’ in a bid to appease citizens who accept false information
With their submissions to the commission of inquiry into state capture, two civil society groups have set out to root out corruption in education
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema’s 40th anniversary in power will be marked by a series of events in three main cities
Corruption and police complicity are hindering South Africa’s efforts to combat this crime
Henry Rotich handed himself over to police on Monday after the country’s top prosecutor ordered he and 27 other officials be arrested
Top prosecutor Noordin Haji had ordered the arrest and prosecution of the minister Henry Rotich and 27 other officials on charges of fraud