Poplak is quite wrong about the State Capture Investigative Directorate

by @ifaisa | Feb 18, 2019 | General, Glenister Case

The President has been poorly advised in making an announcement about setting up a special unit to probe State Capture. If he follows through, he can expect to be sued by those who do have genuine fealty to constitutionalism and the rule of law. Richard Poplak’s...

Submission to the Justice Portfolio Committee by Accountability Now

by @ifaisa | Oct 6, 2023 | Chapter 9, General, Glenister Case

In re: The NPA Act Amendment Bill introducing the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (the IDAC Bill)   Introduction Accountability Now welcomes the opportunity to make this submission. The IDAC Bill is the product of the work of the ministry of justice...

Expect nothing from the president: no contrition, renewal, reform or recovery of loot.

by @ifaisa | Sep 26, 2023 | Chapter 9, General

After a spell as Secretary General of the ANC and a sabbatical in the world of business, Cyril Ramaphosa served as deputy president of the ANC from 2012 until Jacob Zuma was deposed on 14 February 2018. During this period state capture was in full swing. Ramaphosa was...

A concise history of the relationship between good governance and serious corruption in SA since 1994

by @ifaisa | Sep 26, 2023 | Chapter 9, General

As South African voters ponder their political choices on how, and whether, to cast their votes in the 2024 general elections, it is opportune to highlight the relative absence of corruption where there is good governance in the world and the presence of serious...

NPA Amendment Bill goes from faux permanence to ‘stopgap measure’ in just two weeks

by @ifaisa | Sep 14, 2023 | Chapter 9, General

The prevention of corruption is best achieved by making a well-publicised example of a large number of ‘Big Fish’ who have succumbed to the temptations of grand corruption. Show trials ending in successful convictions should replace the culture currently in place in...