Let vigilance be your watchword

by | Oct 21, 2026 | Chapter 9, General

 Paul Hoffman Oct 20, 2026 – Listen To This Demosthenes was an Athenian statesman and orator. He lived from 380 to 322 BC and his bust is preserved in the Louvre in Paris. The following is attributed to him and may have inspired St Paul in penning his letter to...

Rake back loot first

by | Oct 21, 2026 | Chapter 9, General

 Paul Hoffman Oct 16, 2026 – Listen To This Martin Schonteich is a consultant with the Institute for Security Studies, a former SA prosecutor and a well-respected expert on countering the corrupt. He has opined for Polity on this thorny topic and Legalbrief...

Towards an independent NPA

by | Oct 9, 2026 | Chapter 9, General

Paul Hoffman says it is simply not appropriate to tinker with the existing systems that seek to counter corruption in SA Paul Hoffman The 2025/2026 annual report of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was published by the Parliamentary Monitoring Group on 30...

Business confidence and rampant corruption

by | Oct 7, 2026 | Chapter 9, General

 Paul Hoffman Oct 6, 2026 Busy seasoned readers of the Daily Friend will know that they may need to be enticed into a “long read”. This offering is a long read. It seeks to establish the connection between low business confidence and high rates of corrupt activity by...