Whistleblowers
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Doing right shouldn’t be a death warrant
South Africa celebrates whistleblowers after their deaths but fails to protect the living. This article explores the national tragedy where those who uphold integrity become…
eThekwini official found guilty of sexual misconduct remains on municipal payroll
A senior metro manager found guilty of sexual misconduct in an internal investigation remains employed months later, raising questions about accountability, secrecy and…
When whistleblowers win the facts but lose the law
Prasa’s ‘lawfare’ raises troubling questions about whether South Africa’s legal system is protecting those who expose corruption
SA’s anti-corruption needle stalled
Over a decade after the Glenister judgments, it remains an indictment of the so-called post-state capture moment that we are not further along as a country in settling the…
Ordinary courage propels us from silence to justice
The brutal assassination of Babita Deokaran was not an isolated crime. It was a symptom. A loud alarm in a system where corruption is not criminal aberration but an ecosystem
Madlanga: ‘Johannesburg hitman detective killed the wrong person, believed to be a whistleblower’, Witness A says
The unidentified witness implicated staff the Johannesburg central police station in collusion with drug cartels and sanctioned hits
DA governs the best-run municipalities, Ramaphosa tells ANC councillors
The ANC leader said it also hurts him to see that some municipalities run by the party were ‘being run backwards’
Fighting corruption through the arts
United by poems, plays and passion, artists tackle corruption head-on at a Joburg performance
Beyond the headlines: Jeff Wicks turns Babita Deokaran’s story into a lasting testament
Jeff Wicks’s book The Shadow State is both an exposé and a tribute, ensuring that whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s warnings echo beyond her murder
‘Climate Whistleblowers’ NGO officially launched
The organisation will defend whistleblowers and strategically litigate and advocate for them on climate-related issues
What the historic leak of Swiss Banking records reveal
Despite pledges by Credit Suisse to crack down on illegitimate funds, leaked data shows the bank catered to dozens of criminals, dictators, sanctioned parties and political…
Sona 2022: Ramaphosa mildly heckled during his address
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
The Blue Train’s great Gupta voyage – and the whistleblower who paid for it
In 2016, Prinsloo sounded the alarm about the hazardous condition of the Blue Train and free trips being offered to friends of Transnet executives, including the Gupta family and…
Whistleblowers: Your testimony makes South Africa proud
Those brave people who speak truth to power elevate the Constitution to more than just a text.
Sars whistleblower Van Loggerenberg suffers ‘suspicious’ home invasion
The break-in comes a week after that at the home of fellow whistleblower and Zondo commission witness Themba Maseko