18 September 2023 - 05:00 by Paul Hoffman Buried deep in the wordiness of a little-known discussion paper prepared by the National Treasury is a passage that is worth pondering. It is the text of recommendation 11 of the September 2022 “Framework for Unclaimed...
NPA Amendment Bill goes from faux permanence to ‘stopgap measure’ in just two weeks
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...
MKHWEBANE SHOWN THE DOOR AS PUBLIC PROTECTOR
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“Bye, Bye Busi”…not a moment too soon – Paul Hoffman SC “If I perish I perish” – Busisiwe Mkhwebane
South Africa’s incompetent Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane lasted 1700 days in office because she was protected by the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Accountability Now director Paul Hoffman SC says she knew she was “royal game flying under the wing of...
LETTER: From permanence to just a stopgap measure
Not the stuff of which good governance is made 12 September 2023 - 15:49 Linda Ensor’s report on the NPA Amendment Bill refers (“NPA amendment bill a ‘stopgap measure’, deputy justice minister tells MPs”, September 10). The Liberal politician Joseph Chamberlain is...
Paul Hoffman | IDAC bill reveals cabinet’s desire for hegemony, seeks to trump good governance
Besides a lack of attention to detail, there are several issues with the formulation of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption bill that was published last month, argues Paul Hoffman. After years in the making, the structure of the Investigating...
LETTER: Anticorruption bill is execrable
It fails to create a ‘permanent’ successor to the four-year-old Investigating Directorate 31 August 2023 - 18:40 All lawyers, be they judicial officers, public servants, private practitioners, academics, in business, politics or elsewhere, should cherish the rule of...
Expect nothing from the President — no contrition, renewal, reform or recovery of loot
By Paul Hoffman Although he drew polite applause in the Johannesburg City Hall at the 20 August celebration of UDF40 when he mentioned the need to wake up the police and to counter corruption, President Cyril Ramaphosa made no mention of how these worthy goals are...
LETTER: Zuma’s release has a curious ring to it
Why not rather release awaiting-trial prisoners who must be presumed to be innocent? 15 August 2023 - 14:44 The president’s decision to remit the sentences of more than 9,000 convicted prisoners serving time for nonviolent offences has been met with joy in some...
Remarks for Africa TI Regional Meeting August 9, 2023
Click on the link below to access the document: Justice Goldstone 2-Key Note-TI-9 August 2023
Paul Hoffman: Lamola’s corruption counter-attack falls short of expectations
8th August 2023 by Editor BizNews Justice Minister Ronald Lamola’s responses to parliamentary inquiries reveal a lacklustre effort in countering serious corruption. Despite efforts to strengthen the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and Investigating Directorate...
It’s not the job of CEOs to improve the anti-corruption capacity of the state
By Paul Hoffman It is difficult to believe that hard-earned money is being thrown at non-viable solutions to the problems that arise from cadre deployment and kleptocracy, both of which manifest themselves in State Capture and tenderpreneurism in South Africa. Listen...
Survey shows global approval for establishment of International Anti-Corruption Court
By Richard Goldstone and Paul Hoffman All too often, when the International Anti-Corruption Court is mentioned as a possible way forward, specious arguments are raised, often by those who are themselves compromised by corruption. Are the leaders of the world hearing...
PAUL HOFFMAN: Ageism remains a major frontier of unfair discrimination
Due to the pressures of modern life the elderly are often discarded by those trying to make their way in the world 02 March 2023 - 05:00 Paul Hoffman Ageism, says the Concise Oxford Dictionary, is “prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of age”. The related...
LETTER: NPA’s Investigating Directorate upgrade will not fix flaws
23 July 2023 - 16:50 The announcement by justice minister Ronald Lamola that the cabinet intends publishing draft legislation concerning its plan to upgrade the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA’s) Investigating Directorate is unfortunate. It will be...
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