By Paul Hoffman When South Africa was filled with hope and promise, buoyed by the vision of a ‘rainbow nation’, it entered into four disastrous contracts – the arms deals – that forever shattered the innocence of the new democracy. Listen to this article 0:00 / 8:22...
Secretary to Parly’s alleged salary hike of R1.8 mln questioned
Toward An International Anti-Corruption Court
On December 12, 2023, The Carter Center (https://www.cartercenter.org) hosted Special Side Events to complement the Tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC CoSP10). The Integrity Initiatives...
“Corruption doesn’t just allow people to die, it actually kills them,” Corinne Vella
Corinne Vella, whose sister Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered for her work as a journalist uncovering corruption in Malta, shares why the relative expense of creating a new International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC) is more than worth the justice it will...
SAFRA Lecture
Economic growth is simply not possible in the midst of serious corruption
By Paul Hoffman Without the necessary confidence to invest, the growth strategy will remain a pipe dream; local and foreign investors will simply continue to hold back for fear of losing any new investment to the ravages of corruption and organised crime in SA....
LETTER: Hlophe hoist by own petard
Western Cape judge president’s application from the court roll 21 February 2024 - 15:21 The battle of Little Big Horn, where Custer took his last stand in 1876, came to mind as Western Cape judge president John Hlophe tried a final roll of the litigious dice by...
High Court to deliver verdict on legality of ANC’s cadre deployment policy: Adv Paul Hoffman
ANC’s cadre deployment minutes eagerly awaited – or did the dog eat the homework?
By Paul Hoffman A frisson of excited anticipation is abroad in the land. Time will tell what the records reveal and their extent. The excuse that ‘the dog ate my homework’ does not appear to be available. Listen to this article: 0:00 / 9:57 BeyondWords Our highest...
LETTER: EFF’s plan is not radical enough
LETTER: EFF’s plan is not radical enough It should fall in line with other opposition parties calling for an anti-corruption commission 13 February 2024 - 15:59 EFF president Julius Malema speaks during a campaign rally at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban ahead of the...
It’s high time South Africa honoured its UN Convention Against Corruption obligations
By Paul Hoffman The voters of South Africa should be careful to check the anti-corruption position of their chosen party and only vote for a party that is willing wholeheartedly to effect the reforms required to rescue the country from the kleptocrats, the...
Discussion | Court orders unveiling of ANC patronage web
JOHANNESBURG - The ANC has to hand over all records of cadre deployment to the DA. The Constitutional Court refused to grant the governing party leave to appeal an earlier High Court ruling. It ruled it was not in the interest of justice to do so, effectively blocking...
Business Unity SA needs to rethink its uncritical embracing of the unconstitutional Idac Bill
Busa has apparently lost sight of what the law and the Constitutional Court require when it comes to preventing, combatting, investigating and prosecuting serious corruption in South Africa. Listen to this article BeyondWords Prior to the delivery of the State of the...
LETTER: From Hawks to Eagles, justice system must prove it’s a turkey no more
It is time the successor to the Scorpions are replaced with a more independent, effective and efficient entity 11 February 2024 - 14:30 As the dust settles after the mighty clash between Bafana Bafana and the Super Eagles, a few reflections on the use of nicknames...
Busa should manage some of its expectations of govt more carefully
Paul Hoffman | 09 February 2024 Paul Hoffman writes organisation could also profitably turn its attention to supporting notion of International Anti-Corruption Court A media release by Business Unity South Africa on the eve of the delivery of the state of the nation...
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