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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...

Submission to the Constitutional Review Committee

by @ifaisa | Aug 21, 2022 | Chapter 9, General

In the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa; Before: The Constitutional Review Committee of the National Assembly _____________________________________________ Submission by Accountability Now concerning the establishment of a Chapter Nine Integrity...

Elections 2024 – parties must clearly state positions on future of corruption busting

by @ifaisa | Nov 1, 2023 | Chapter 9, General, Glenister Case

By Paul Hoffman It is legally inappropriate to locate the anti-corruption machinery of state within the National Prosecuting Authority while it remains structured as it is at present, and while it is infested with saboteurs. Listen to this article  0:00 / 12:18...

The 2024 election gives voters the chance to take a united stand against corruption

by @ifaisa | Oct 24, 2023 | Chapter 9, General

By Paul Hoffman There are two related but separate critical corruption issues that impact the future trajectory of South Africa and ought to help inform voters when they decide how to cast their votes on the basis of the stance of political parties on both issues....

Shamila Batohi risks second Waterloo over proposed crime-fighting unit

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

By Paul Hoffman The NDPP has shown surprising support for the move to establish a ‘stopgap’ crime-fighting unit in the form of the proposed Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. If it does indeed come into being, a simple majority in Parliament could see her...
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The Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa (IFAISA) is devoted to upholding constitutionalism in Southern Africa through the inculcation of the values of accountability and responsiveness to the needs of the people of the region in its governments, parastatal organisations and civil society, including business and industry.

The ultimate crunch issue in inquiries into Mkhwanazi complaints

Now that both the Madlanga Commission and the ad hoc committee of parliament have taken evidence from General Mkhwanazi concerning the complaints he aired at a dramatic...
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Public Affairs Research Institute misses mark on countering corruption

Paul Hoffman Nov 9, 2025 There is a crying need in South Africa to come up with a plan that will improve the capacity of the state to deal with the corrupt among us and...
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SAPS turmoil | Unpacking South Africa’s parallel inquiries

https://www.enca.com/videos/saps-turmoil-unpacking-south-africas-parallel-inquiries-0  JOHANNESBURG - The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and Parliament's SAPS ad hoc...
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Cold comfort from Cachalia, the acting minister of police

Dear Editor, The acting minister of police, Firoz Cachalia, is reported to have made the following submission to the police portfolio committee of the national assembly...
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An open can of worms: there is a cure

Dear Editor, Enough evidence has already emerged during the ongoing hearings in parliament and before the Madlanga Commission to reveal with clarity that SA has a...
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Has Cyril forgotten what happened in Glenister 3?

Paul Hoffman says notion of a body outside the control of the executive is not foreign to our Constitution After the shocking revelations made by General Mkhwanazi in...
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LETTER: Nacac’s proposals not a silver bullet

While senior police give evidence of political interference in their work, it does not behove the acting minister of police to call for the implementation of the...
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Garnering allies to end corruption with impunity

Paul Hoffman The lot of a small civil society organisation that espouses unpopular causes is a lonely one. A voice crying in the wilderness against the excesses of...
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The time for passing the poisoned prosecutorial leadership chalice is nigh

By Paul Hoffman As Shamila Batohi has discovered, the National Prosecuting Authority is not an independent body. It is constitutionally enjoined to operate ‘without...
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Hoffman’s complaint leads to damning report on Lesufi’s “Amapanyaza”

A formal complaint by the director of Accountability Now – and regular Daily Friend contributor – Paul Hoffman triggered the Public Protector investigation which has...
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