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No procurement watchdog body yet, four years past State Capture report
Four years after the Zondo Commission's State Capture report, South Africa still awaits a crucial institution: an independent Public Procurement Anti-Corruption Agency (PPACA).…
Editorial: IDC decline should be arrested
Let us be fair: allegations of a deteriorating corporate culture within the institution remain just that—allegations—until proven otherwise. However, the issues presented to us…
Is state capture metamorphosing into higher education capture?
For all we know, the higher education sector might even have some senior managers who aid and abet institutional capture, just like the Madlanga Commission has outed some…
Anger over lawyer’s murder
The young lawyer was shot dead in broad daylight outside the offices of the Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in the Johannesburg CBD
Rethinking the value of commissions
Any objective analysis must proceed from the premise that commissions of inquiry are not criminal courts. They neither prosecute nor sentence. Their constitutional purpose is to…
Ramaphosa no weak president
Bold and assertive Cyril debunks the myth of a weak and indecisive leader
Malusi Gigaba charged over Transnet’s multibillion-rand corruption scandal
Gigaba appeared in court alongside four former Transnet executives, with prosecutors alleging he accepted undisclosed cash from the Gupta family while tender processes were…
When ethics drives you mad: Dr. Onke Mazibuko explores the psychology of whistleblowing in canary
In his second novel, Canary, Dr Onke Mazibuko writes about whistleblowing, corporate bullying and mental health
Jacob Zuma might testify in his daughter’s incitement case
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s lawyer Dali Mpofu said her father would tell the court how he felt about being incarcerated for contempt of court in 2021 without undergoing a trial
Gigaba engaging with IDAC, not arrested over corruption at Transnet
Gigaba said his conscience was clear regarding his conduct in office as minister of public enterprises
Mashatile: ANC has failed to improve South Africa
He said the party needed to do introspection and admit to the mistakes of the past to ensure that it fixes them
Mchunu says political killings task team was not a permanent unit, as infighting rocks police service
Suspended minister defends his order to disband the task team
Mthethwa dies before answering for his role in police capture
Mthethwa died before he could clear his name after Mkhwanazi’s allegations
From liberation to integrity: Ruth First can inspire anti-corruption advocacy
Ruth First’s ‘activist research’ approach, combining rigorous inquiry with political purpose, offers a guide for the fight against graft
National Dialogue: South Africa’s elusive search for a social compact
Critics wondered whether the convention would follow through with local ward talks and implement recommendations