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Madam Secretary: Bess’s Speech

by @ifaisa | Mar 3, 2020 | Media, Videos

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The Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa (IFAISA) is devoted to upholding constitutionalism in Southern Africa through the inculcation of the values of accountability and responsiveness to the needs of the people of the region in its governments, parastatal organisations and civil society, including business and industry.

Let vigilance be your watchword

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...

Rake back loot first

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...

Towards an independent NPA

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...

Business confidence and rampant corruption

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...

SAPS leadership crisis puts governance and accountability under scrutiny

The SAPS is facing an unprecedented crisis at its highest levels, with Minister Senzo Mchunu, National Commissioner Fannie Masemola and Deputy National Commissioner...

New brooms sweep clean, but only if the political will to do so exists.

Dear Editor, The appointment of former senior Institute for Security Studies staffer, Gareth Newham, as special adviser to the Acting Minister of Police, Professor...

Countering corruption effectively must precede economic growth in SA

Dear Editor, There is a strong and growing desire, among those who care for a better life for all in SA, to stimulate the growth of the economy. Plainly the lot of the...

Paul Hoffman: Four comfortable myths that keep SA’s corruption busters toothless

Nugent, Zondo, Mpati, now Madlanga. South Africa commissions inquiries the way other countries commission statues. And how much changes? Paul Hoffman SC, who led the...

Voters will get the municipal councillors they deserve on 4 November

Paul Hoffman Sep 25, 2026 The prospects for a free and fair election being held peacefully in South Africa on 4 November seem good. Preparations are in hand; the IEC is...

Laura Pop shoots the lights out at Madlanga Commission hearing

Dear Editor, The intrepid evidence leaders at the Madlanga Commission have excelled yet again, this time by securing the report and evidence of the World Bank’s...