SA whistleblowers are ‘under siege’ and not protected by a law that is supposed to do so
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
A Malawian accountant has paid a heavy price for blowing the whistle on corrupt oil deals and trade-based money laundering in South Sudan
State’s charge sheet fires six counts of environmental infractions at energy giant
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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
The whistleblowers who lose everything and why we owe them a deep dept
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
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.
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Their role in our democracy has been invaluable, and they will need our protection and support
The family of health department employee Babita Deokaran are devastated at her assassination, but proud of her role as a ‘hero’ in exposing corruption
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Man who outed R6m ‘irregular’ lottery funding believes more protection is needed for those who fight graft
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Current legislation mainly protects employees and those who make allegations anonymously and offers too little protection for witnesses
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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
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
People who don’t turn a blind eye are making an often deadly decision. Babita Deokaran is one
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
A whistleblower says the former boss of the auditing regulatory body is behind a campaign to have its new chief executive sent packing
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’