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whistleblower

Local whistleblowers among global recipients of bravery awards
Article
/ 6 December 2023

Local whistleblowers among global recipients of bravery awards

SA whistleblowers are ‘under siege’ and not protected by a law that is supposed to do so

By Umamah Bakharia
Disable the ‘thugocratic’ machine by backing whistleblowers
Opinion
/ 22 March 2023

Disable the ‘thugocratic’ machine by backing whistleblowers

The lives of people who try to stop or expose corruption are in danger, as evidenced by the assassination of corruption investigators Cloete Murray and his son Thomas

By John G Clarke
The whistleblower’s burden: How a life is dragged into chaos
Opinion
/ 2 March 2023

The whistleblower’s burden: How a life is dragged into chaos

A Malawian accountant has paid a heavy price for blowing the whistle on corrupt oil deals and trade-based money laundering in South Sudan

By John G Clarke
Millions in fines if Sasol is found guilty of polluting the Vaal River system
The Green Guardian
/ 26 September 2022

Millions in fines if Sasol is found guilty of polluting the Vaal River system

State’s charge sheet fires six counts of environmental infractions at energy giant

By Sheree Bega
Bulelani Ngcuka: A whistleblower?
Opinion
/ 8 July 2022

Bulelani Ngcuka: A whistleblower?

The former national director of public prosecutions was a ‘witness bearer’ and a casualty of the ominous trend in the ANC’s increasing cultural aversion to truth

By John G Clarke
OPINION | The whistleblowers who lose everything and why we owe them a deep dept
Article
/ 23 May 2022

OPINION | The whistleblowers who lose everything and why we owe them a deep dept

The whistleblowers who lose everything and why we owe them a deep dept

By Marjorie Jobson
Does the police service want corruption-fighting whistleblower Patricia Mashale to ‘disappear’?
National
/ 1 March 2022

Does the police service want corruption-fighting whistleblower Patricia Mashale to ‘disappear’?

The senior administrator in the Free State police service has reported corruption, irregular appointments and promotions, as well as crimes involving guns to her line managers or the Hawks

By Mary de Haas
‘I want my life back and I will have justice’ – Sasol whistleblower
The Green Guardian
/ 12 January 2022

‘I want my life back and I will have justice’ – Sasol whistleblower

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment has finalised its criminal investigation into the petrochemical company’s alleged industrial pollution of the Vaal River.

By Sheree Bega
2021: The year of the whistleblower
Opinion
/ 4 December 2021

2021: The year of the whistleblower

Their role in our democracy has been invaluable, and they will need our protection and support

By Sisonke Msimang
Babita Deokaran: an obstacle for the corrupt
National
/ 4 December 2021

Babita Deokaran: an obstacle for the corrupt

The family of health department employee Babita Deokaran are devastated at her assassination, but proud of her role as a ‘hero’ in exposing corruption

By Eunice Masson
‘Don’t profile me; profile whistleblowing as a concept’
National
/ 3 December 2021

‘Don’t profile me; profile whistleblowing as a concept’

Man who outed R6m ‘irregular’ lottery funding believes more protection is needed for those who fight graft

By Khaya Koko
Protected Disclosures Act: How did whistleblowing law go wrong?
National
/ 3 December 2021

Protected Disclosures Act: How did whistleblowing law go wrong?

Current legislation mainly protects employees and those who make allegations anonymously and offers too little protection for witnesses

By Luke Feltham
How Facebook’s quest for profits is paved on hate and lies
Opinion
/ 8 October 2021

How Facebook’s quest for profits is paved on hate and lies

New revelations by a whistleblower prove that the social media platform clearly understands its negative impact on society, but that profits are a greater lure than preserving democracy

By Sonali Kolhatkar
Action can dignify this tribute to Babita Deokaran, and whistleblowers everywhere
Opinion
/ 18 September 2021

Action can dignify this tribute to Babita Deokaran, and whistleblowers everywhere

The president himself should halt the national malady of covering up corruption, whose origins can be traced to a key moment for the ANC in 1996

By John G Clarke
Richard Calland: Overhaul the law to protect whistleblowers
Opinion
/ 2 September 2021

Richard Calland: Overhaul the law to protect whistleblowers

People who don’t turn a blind eye are making an often deadly decision. Babita Deokaran is one

By Richard Calland
‘It’s absolutely terrifying to be a whistleblower in Sasol’
The Green Guardian
/ 27 March 2021

‘It’s absolutely terrifying to be a whistleblower in Sasol’

A criminal investigation into the petrol giant is under way based on Ian Erasmus’s evidence that the company allegedly polluted the Vaal with hazardous chemicals

By Sheree Bega
Dossier fuels fight for auditor watchdog’s top seat
Business
/ 13 November 2020

Dossier fuels fight for auditor watchdog’s top seat

A whistleblower says the former boss of the auditing regulatory body is behind a campaign to have its new chief executive sent packing

By Thando Maeko
‘Myeni obstructed the work of the Zondo commission’ — Hofmeyer
National
/ 5 November 2020

‘Myeni obstructed the work of the Zondo commission’ — Hofmeyer

Advocate Kate Hofmeyr submitted that deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo should direct the secretary of the commission to lay a charge against Dudi Myeni for revealing the identity of secret witness ‘Mr X’

By Sarah Smit

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