on Aug 26, 2021 ByTali Feinberg A proposition for a new, independent anti-corruption body landed on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s desk on Tuesday, 24 August, and those who have spent years toiling to make it happen are asking the South African Jewish community to support it in any way it can. “Our community was burnt by […]
Chapter 9
Game-changer: Zondo Commission report bound to change the future trajectory of South Africa
Opinionista • Paul Hoffman • 29 August 2021 It is safe to predict that the Zondo Commission ought to be a game-changer for the future trajectory of South Africa. The second game-changer is the commission’s report, currently under preparation, on what must be done to prevent the conditions that allowed serious corruption with impunity to […]
INTEGRITY COMMISSION BILL, 2021
Integrity Commission Bill, 2021 – proposed by Accountability Now →To be read with: Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill, 2021 – proposed by Accountability Now PREAMBLE. 4 CHAPTER 1: INTERPRETATION. 4 1 DEFINITIONS. 4 CHAPTER 2: MANDATE, ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPOSITION. 5 2 MANDATE OF THE COMMISSION. 5 3 COMPOSITION. 6 4 APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEMBERS. 6 […]
Memorandum in support of the introduction of a constitutional amendment and enabling legislation for the establishment of constitutionally compliant anti-corruption machinery of state in South Africa.
Executive summary (a) Serious forms of corruption like grand corruption, state capture and kleptocracy in South Africa are criminal violations of fundamental constitutional and human rights. They are literally killing many South Africans, mostly the poorest. (b) The anti-corruption machinery of state in SA is currently not fit for purpose especially regarding serious corruption in all […]
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
CONSTITUTION EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT BILL Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill, 2021 – proposed by Accountability Now →To be read with: Integrity Commission Bill, 2021 – proposed by Accountability Now GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE: [ ] Words in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing enactments. ____________ Words underlined with a solid line indicate insertions in existing […]
South Africa: The Pitfalls of Logical Incrementalism in the Ramaphosa Era – Small Steps in Danger of Being Stomped On By the Corrupt
Opinionista • Paul Hoffman • 10 August 2021 Small incremental steps are all very well, but perhaps the time is ripe for big, game-changing strides. The R1.5-trillion loot should be recovered urgently from those who participated in State Capture, including the banks, the accountants and the lawyers who advised on the nefarious schemes that saw […]
The corruption, stupid
Back in 1992, James Carville, a strategist for the Clinton presidential campaign in the USA, was a man of few words. In order to keep the campaign on message, Carville hung a sign in Bill Clinton’s campaign headquarters that read: Change vs more of the same.The economy, stupidDon’t forget health care. The harsh realities of […]
Only a Chapter Nine Integrity Commission can counter the corrupt
Paul Hoffman | 23 July 2021 Paul Hoffman says the five criteria of specialisation, training, independence, resourcing and security need to be applied The jury may still be out in relation to responsibility for the riots, looting, protests and pillage that marred the run up to Nelson Mandela’s 103rd birthday. However, there can be little […]
New anti-corruption body needed: Accountability flies out the window as ANC faction fighting spills on to the streets
Opinionista • Paul Hoffman • 21 July 2021 It is too early to embark on a proper analysis of the causes and effects of the chaos and disruption in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. More facts, and the identity of the organisers, will become apparent during criminal prosecutions that must follow. What does seem clear is that […]
LETTER: ANC must address issues urgently and proactively
Paul Hoffman suggests a few interventions to address the economic hardships that will flow from last week’s unrest 19 July 2021 – 11:49 Paul Hoffman If the ANC wishes to avoid reaching its “expiry date” within the next election cycle, it will have to address a few issues urgently and pro-actively. The economic hardship that […]
