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Transparency

There’s a crisis of accountability in local government
Thought Leader
/ 25 March 2025

There’s a crisis of accountability in local government

Revitalise municipal accountability by ensuring the effective implementation of the auditor general’s recommendations

By Lesedi Senamele Matlala
Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced
Opinion
/ 11 July 2024

Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced

Dropping democracy for aspirant autocrats who will put everything in order with a big stick might not be all it’s cracked up to be

By Ross Harvey
From water to police: Senzo Mchunu’s legacy and Pemmy Majodina’s new job
The Green Guardian
/ 3 July 2024

From water to police: Senzo Mchunu’s legacy and Pemmy Majodina’s new job

Mchunu has left big shoes that need to be filled, according to experts

By Sheree Bega
Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality
Friday
/ 14 June 2024

Mother City: A powerful documentary exposing Cape Town’s racial and economic inequality

Six years in the making, the pair’s film explores racial and economic inequality in Cape Town

By Charles Leonard
Energy crisis can hardly be categorised as a disaster, says expert
The Green Guardian
/ 16 February 2023

Energy crisis can hardly be categorised as a disaster, says expert

But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster

By Sheree Bega
Ramaphosa denies knowledge of abuse of public funds for party elections
Politics
/ 14 February 2022

Ramaphosa denies knowledge of abuse of public funds for party elections

The president, in a letter to a watchdog parliamentary committee, confirmed the authenticity of a leaked recording in which the problem is discussed, but said he was talking only to allegations made publicly by others

By Emsie Ferreira
Toxic workplaces: Are human rights organisations some of the culprits?
Opinion
/ 1 February 2022

Toxic workplaces: Are human rights organisations some of the culprits?

Some human rights organisations are enabling toxicity to harmful degrees

By Portia C Allen
Public finance institutions should be more transparent on their decision making
Opinion
/ 27 December 2021

Public finance institutions should be more transparent on their decision making

Despite commitments to climate resilience, many continue to ignore their social mandates and push ahead with funding for fossil fuel projects.

By Alia Kajee
Zondo commission asks for two-month extension on final report deadline
National
/ 21 December 2021

Zondo commission asks for two-month extension on final report deadline

Commission says that although it worked hard to meet the 30 December deadline, more work is still needed and it has ample funds to continue until February

By Tunicia Phillips
Get people involved in development
Opinion
/ 9 December 2021

Get people involved in development

Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises

By Hloniphile Simelane
JSC interviews with candidates for chief justice set for early February
National
/ 2 December 2021

JSC interviews with candidates for chief justice set for early February

After the February interviews and deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission will submit a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa

By Emsie Ferreira
ActionSA rakes in R16.9m in just three months
Politics
/ 18 November 2021

ActionSA rakes in R16.9m in just three months

Mashaba’s one-year-old party comes in second behind the ANC’s income, but ahead of the DA

By Khaya Koko
Ramaphosa calls for public nominations for new chief justice
National
/ 16 September 2021

Ramaphosa calls for public nominations for new chief justice

The president has named a panel of experts to help him draw up a shortlist of candidates in an unprecedented move that opens the appointment to consultation

By Emsie Ferreira
Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship
Politics
/ 29 August 2021

Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship

To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.

By Luke Feltham
South Africa’s audit independence tops World Bank rankings
Business
/ 5 August 2021

South Africa’s audit independence tops World Bank rankings

Only two countries received a perfect score in ​​latest report on national audit institutions

By Luke Feltham
EU-banned pesticides are harming farmworkers in SA
The Green Guardian
/ 9 May 2021

EU-banned pesticides are harming farmworkers in SA

The department does not even have a list of registered pesticides, a damning report finds

By Sheree Bega
Government has a second chance to improve transparency efforts
Opinion
/ 19 April 2021

Government has a second chance to improve transparency efforts

The government’s recent commitments to the Open Government Partnership fall short of what is needed, but there is a chance to improve them

By Mukelani Dimba
Published contracts are a powerful antidote to corruption
Opinion
/ 13 December 2020

Published contracts are a powerful antidote to corruption

The oil, gas and mining industries will benefit from the extractive industries transparency initiative in 2021

By Mark Robinson
Two Acts linked to political party funding have not been promulgated
Opinion
/ 12 December 2020

Two Acts linked to political party funding have not been promulgated

The electorate needs to know who gives parties money, but the amended Promotion of Access to Information Act and the Political Party Funding Act are in limbo

By Robyn Pasensie
Tracking, tracing and transparency
Coronavirus
/ 18 October 2020

Tracking, tracing and transparency

Governments are processing tons of personal information to limit the spread of Covid-19. They must ensure this does not cost us our privacy

By Robyn Pasensie and Isäm Bartlett
Editorial: On media transparency
Article
/ 10 January 2020

Editorial: On media transparency

"We believe that M&G readers and staff have a right to know who owns this newspaper and how it is funded"

By Editorial
Mo Ibrahim: Africa’s decade of ‘lost opportunity’
Africa
/ 30 October 2018

Mo Ibrahim: Africa’s decade of ‘lost opportunity’

The 2018 African governance index was released this week. It’s not good news

By Simon Allison
Transparency in the age of oversharing
Article
/ 28 September 2018

Transparency in the age of oversharing

Chief executives can make or break a brand

By Cayleigh Bright

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