The creation of an integrity commission deserves urgent support 24 June 2018 - 00:00 By UNATHI MPHENDU and NATASJA HOLTZHAUSEN (Sunday Times) In 2005, an era before the shutters came down on effective corruption-busting in South Africa, Scorpions mount a raid on Jacob...
LETTER: Integrity commission
11 March 2019 - 05:02 (Business Day) President Cyril Ramaphosa. One has to wonder what planet President Cyril Ramaphosa has been living on since 2011, which is when the Constitutional Court laid down, in the second Hugh Glenister case, the binding criteria it...
The constitutional need for independent anti-corruption machinery of state
Lawyers and politicians have a penchant for making simple things complicated. It suits them to do so. In the case of lawyers, complex matters attract higher fees, or more kudos for intricate judgments for those lawyers who grace the Bench. In the case of politicians,...
Do not delay recovering the loot and bolstering integrity in governance
According to a press report, on 19 February 2019 President Cyril Ramaphosa again vowed his government would recover money stolen through State Capture and bring those involved to book when he addressed the National House of Traditional Leaders in Parliament. He also...
LETTER: Curious response to a worthy initiative
Furore about memo shows officialdom is unaware of the fact that corruption is a human rights issue worldwide 06 February 2019 - 05:00 By Paul Hoffman (Business Day) President Cyril Ramaphosa. The department of international relations has reportedly taken umbrage at...
The integrity factor
Paul Hoffman writes on the key missing ingredient in our system of governance. The challenge of the integrity/trust/confidence/investment vs jobs/poverty alleviation/equality promotion calculation. It works like this: 1. Without firm and established probity in strong...
State Capture inquiry: Here is why the ANC is actually on trial
Former ANC spin doctor, Zizi Kodwa, insists that the ANC is not on trial before the Zondo Commission sitting in Parktown to inquire into the phenomenon of grand corruption that has become commonly known as the “capture of the state”. Kodwa is quite wrong. Here’s why....
Zondo Commission into state capture to start hearings today
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture officially begins on Monday. For the first time, former president Jacob Zuma at some point is expected to give proper answers about his involvement in state capture. The commission is tasked with...
Eskom board called on to prove utility not trading recklessly
The Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa has written to Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza requesting a detailed written explanation as to why the current board believes the State-owned utility can be rescued from its current financial distress, cautioning that...
LETTER: The State Capture Commission should simply recommend prosecutions now
There are two provisions in the regulations for the State Capture Commission (SCC) that require careful scrutiny and, possibly, urgent revision. They are regulations 8(1) and 8(2) which read: • No person appearing before the commission may refuse to answer any...
SOLVENCY AND LIQUIDITY OF ESKOM SOC LIMITED (“ESKOM”)
22 January 2018 The Chairman Eskom Holdings SOC Limited Mr Mabuza Per email: .......................... Copied to: The Minister of Finance The Minister of Public Enterprises Mr Mabuza Re: SOLVENCY AND LIQUIDITY OF ESKOM SOC LIMITED (“ESKOM”) 1. Customers of ESKOM who...
Red flags regarding the regulations for the State Capture Commission
On Friday 9 February 2018, the regulations relating to the State Capture Commission were published in the Government Gazette. But several red flags should be raised in relation to their content and effect. The question marks arising from the regulations relating to...
How to sharpen up the State Capture Commission
CAPE TOWN — For me it’s always a tonic reading the analysis and advice of a top silk who devotes most of his waking hours to finding new legal ways of holding our State Capture political shysters accountable. Here Paul Hoffman SC, founder of Accountability Now,...
Eskom unplugged – Paul Hoffman’s Accountability band delivers searing performance
CAPE TOWN — The Eskom accountability chickens are not only coming home to roost – they’re being fried, dirty feathers and all, with a high voltage legal letter whose author has the trip-switch in his hand. Paul Hoffman, SC, Director of Accountability Now, is...
Zuma’s state capture inquiry announcement: Commission or charade?
The carefully crafted announcement by the President regarding the intended appointment of a commission of inquiry into state capture has received a mixed reception mainly because it is well known that turkeys don’t vote for Christmas. Consider these presidential...
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