Corruption Watch (South Africa)
Corruption Watch is a South African non-governmental organisation which monitors incidents of corruption that involve public resources, trade union resources, lottery and donated charitable resources in South Africa.[1][2][3]
History
Corruption Watch was launched in January 2012 at the initiative of trade union federation COSATU (the Congress of South African Trade Unions).[4]
In 2016, Corruption Watch called for the resignation of President Zuma, stating that he wasn't doing enough to prevent corruption of public officials.[5]
Activities
Corruption Watch operates a reporting process which encourages members of the public to report their experiences of corruption through SMS, fax, email or online through its website, mobi-site or facebook page. It is modelled on similar schemes like 'i paid a bribe' in India and rospil in Russia. It collaborates with the South African institutions that are charged with dealing with corruption, notably the Public Protector and the Special Investigations Unit mandated by the President.
Sometimes Corruption Watch conducts its own investigations into stories which are reported to it, and then hands these investigations over to the criminal justice authorities or to the media for further steps to be taken.[6]
The organization also promotes public involvement in the political process,[7] and lobbies for the development of regulatory processes for transparency in government spending.[8]
Corruption Watch (SA) is funded by donations from a range of private philanthropic foundations and businesses. It has a small staff of fewer than 20 people and is located in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
References
- ↑ Robert E. Looney (21 March 2014). Handbook of Emerging Economies. Routledge. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-136-26724-6.
- ↑ "Corruption Watch SA: Erosion of trust, in numbers". Daily averick, J Brooks Spector, South Africa, 07 Feb 2014
- ↑ Vernon E. Light (21 November 2012). Transforming the Church in Africa: A New Contextually-Relevant Discipleship Model. AuthorHouse. pp. 334–. ISBN 978-1-4772-4179-0.
- ↑ "TALKING HEADS: Targeting the corrupt 'untouchables'". BD Live, by AMANDA VISSER May 21 2012
- ↑ "Luminaries, Comrades and Objectors: A growing army of Zuma’s opponents". South African News, 20th April 2016
- ↑ "Pule abused influence – Business Times". IT in government, Johannesburg, 27 Oct 2013
- ↑ "How a quiet, wonky lawyer became South Africa’s corruption-buster". Washington Post. Krista Mahr June 13
- ↑ "Swiss bankers swear they are trying to help Africa get its dirty money back". Quartz africa, Peter Fabricius, June 13, 2016
External links
- Corruption Watch website www.corruptionwatch.org.za
- David Lewis (1 January 2013). Enforcing Competition Rules in South Africa: Thieves at the Dinner Table. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-78195-375-4.