The state is obliged to set up a corruption-busting entity that complies with the Glenister criteria 24 November 2022 The loot of state capture is measured in trillions of rand and thousands of crooked operators are involved. Yet the recoveries so far are measured in...
LETTER: Wake up, Mac: we’ve already drafted those bills
Accountability Now’s proposals have not yet received any response from the executive 21 November 2022 Mac Maharaj, former spokesman for Jacob Zuma when he was president, and before that the Mandela-era transport minister, recently emerged from retirement (he was born...
Corruption Scorecard | Response to Zondo Commission Report | 20 November
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Accountability Now’s Paul Hoffman unpacks what chapter nine protection in war against graft in SA is
https://omny.fm/shows/africa-rise-shine/accountability-now-s-paul-hoffman-unpacks-what-cha/embed Civil rights organisation, Accountability Now, Director Advocate Paul Hoffman says for South Africa to win the fight against corruption, the corruption-busting unit must...
The past, present and possible future of the investigation of serious corruption in SA
By Paul Hoffman 20 Nov 2022 Paul Hoffman SC is a director of Accountability Now. The Hawks and the NPA are up to the task of dealing with petty corruption. It is serious corruption that is the problem in SA and that will be properly addressed by the creation of the...
PAUL HOFFMAN | Will SA get an Ace with which to ace Ace?
An Ace housed in a chapter nine institution is our top card in the war on corruption. 12 November 2022 - 11:34 By Paul Hoffman Will SA get an Ace with which to ace Ace? Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. Ace is a short, sweet and very versatile word in...
PAUL HOFFMAN | Corruption-busting unit must have chapter nine protection
Security of tenure and independence from political influence are vital in fight against graft 12 November 2022 - 12:45 By Paul Hoffman Balancing the scales of corruption vs law " Impunity flourishes when the corrupt think they can get away with their schemes, be it a...
Upgraded anti-corruption Investigating Directorate could suffer same fate as Scorpions
By Paul Hoffman 10 Nov 2022 Paul Hoffman SC is a director of Accountability Now. We all know what happened to the Scorpions. Repeating the mistakes that rendered the Scorpions so vulnerable to closure is not good governance. Hence the advocacy for the much more...
LETTER: State obliged to create independent anticorruption entity
Few self-respecting skilled and experienced corruption-busters will be prepared to serve in the revamped ID 07 November 2022 - 17:07 The writer argues that the NPA is not properly independent. If the government is going to get real about tackling serious corruption,...
LETTER: President’s assurances on corruption busting ring hollow
Making the NPA’s Investigating Directorate a permanent fixture isn’t enough; an independent body with more robust tenure of office is required 25 October 2022 - 20:06 Amid growing concern that the president is, with an eye to Nasrec 2 in December, shielding his own...
Is cabinet doing enough to tackle serious corruption?
https://omny.fm/shows/the-morning-review-with-lester-kiewit/is-cabinet-doing-enough-to-tackle-serious-corrupti Lester speaks to Paul Hoffman Director at Accountability Now
Deciphering the Zuma legal playbook with Adv. Paul Hoffman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_MDlbNTz7g Former President Zuma continues to employ his infamous Stalingrad legal strategy, using every available avenue to stall the start of his arms deal corruption trial. Whether it’s seeking to privately prosecute state...
LETTER: NPA no place for new criminal justice entity
16 October 2022 - 19:07 While it is good news that the justice minister is considering reform of the criminal justice administration aimed at better capacitating it to deal with corruption, it would be a terrible mistake to locate the envisaged new entity in the...
Where should our corruption busters be located?
Paul Hoffman Paul Hoffman says it would be a mistake to locate the new anti-corruption entity within the NPA 17 October 2022 There is a growing consensus among political parties that there is an urgent need to reform the criminal justice administration so as to better...
Implications of amendments to the final State Capture Report: Adv Paul Hoffman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7I7IekM8yE Civil Society organisation Accountability Now says it would have been valuable for the country if the State Capture Report corrected the error made in the initial report on the status of the joint judgment of former Deputy...