Paul Hoffman Nov 9, 2025 There is a crying need in South Africa to come up with a plan that will improve the capacity of the state to deal with the corrupt among us and effectively end their culture of impunity. So intense is this need that the President himself...

https://www.enca.com/videos/saps-turmoil-unpacking-south-africas-parallel-inquiries-0  JOHANNESBURG - The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and Parliament's SAPS ad hoc committee probing corruption allegations have been running in parallel. Witness testimonies before...

Dear Editor, The acting minister of police, Firoz Cachalia, is reported to have made the following submission to the police portfolio committee of the national assembly earlier this week: “Corruption is a problem in police services across the world but that’s no...

Dear Editor, Enough evidence has already emerged during the ongoing hearings in parliament and before the Madlanga Commission to reveal with clarity that SA has a problem with the capacity of the state to deal with corruption and organised crime effectively. When he...

While senior police give evidence of political interference in their work, it does not behove the acting minister of police to call for the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (Nacac) recommendations by government as a cure-all for the...

Paul Hoffman The lot of a small civil society organisation that espouses unpopular causes is a lonely one. A voice crying in the wilderness against the excesses of corruption with impunity in SA today is a particularly unpopular one. It accordingly came as a surprise...

By Paul Hoffman As Shamila Batohi has discovered, the National Prosecuting Authority is not an independent body. It is constitutionally enjoined to operate ‘without fear, favour or prejudice’, but these features are hallmarks of operational impartiality, not...

A formal complaint by the director of Accountability Now – and regular Daily Friend contributor – Paul Hoffman triggered the Public Protector investigation which has found that Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens (CPW), also known as Amapanyaza (after Premier Panyaza...

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While senior police give evidence of political interference in their work, it does not behove the acting minister of police to call for the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (Nacac) recommendations by government as a cure-all for the...

Corruption in South Africa threatens human rights, equality, and justice. Key topics: Corruption in SA violates human rights and undermines democracy. Rampant looting worsens inequality and blocks socio-economic rights. Breytenbach bills aim to create a strong,...

Ramaphosa’s extension of lottery probe means another executive-controlled agency nibbling at graft while impunity continues Acting police minister Firoz Cachalia has warned — I’m sure dead-eyed and unblinking — that SA could become “the next Colombia or Ecuador”. He...

By Paul Hoffman The acceptance of the recommendations of a commission by the government is no guarantee of their implementation. For example, the Farlam Commission’s call for the urgent demilitarisation of the police has been ignored by the executive. Large swathes of...

The following is a letter addressed by me to Advocate Arius Dathi of the Office of the Public Protector (OPP). Dear Advocate, Our complaint to the OPP – Complaint regarding paralysis of the anti-corruption capacity of the state in SA – is due to have its first...