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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.

LETTER: ANC faces graft bill test

14 January 2025 - 16:18 The many words and pious promises in the ANC annual January 8 statement, delivered by its leader on Saturday, boil down to the terse take-home...

The engaged citizens’ guide to stopping corruption in South Africa

By Paul Hoffman In the old South Africa, there were masses of passive subjects and few active citizens. The new South Africa is posited on the assumption that...

Complaint regarding paralysis of the anti-corruption capacity of the state in SA

This complaint invokes the functions of the Public Protector under section 182 of the Constitution. The complaint is against the National Prosecuting Authority for...

SA’s new anti-corruption directorate — unconstitutional and as vulnerable to closure as the Scorpions

The absence of effective and efficient anti-corruption machinery of state during the two Zuma presidencies allowed State Capture to happen. The Investigating...

Tell no lies, claim no easy victories: an investigation into the NPA

It has been five years since Advocate Shamila Batohi was appointed National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). South Africans want to see the masterminds of state...

Daily friend special: Securing the tools to defeat corruption, an interview with Paul Hoffman

In this special episode Nicholas Lorimer talks to Advocate Paul Hoffman about a private member's bill to create a new chapter 9 institution which would target high...

LETTER: Retaining Simelane in cabinet is irrational

When he extended the invitation to form what is now known as the government of national unity (GNU), President Cyril Ramaphosa made it clear that this new structure...

Human rights conference highlights urgent need for proactive accountability in governance practices

By Tamsin Metelerkamp Speaking at the Human Rights and Constitutional Accountability Conference hosted by the Stellenbosch University Law Faculty on Thursday, 28...

LETTER: Independent antigraft body needed

Chapter nine institution, as created by top court judgments, would tick boxes that bind state What a happy coincidence that the procurement experts of the Organisation...

No surprise that Jacob Zuma’s MK party rejects the anti-corruption bill

By Paul Hoffman There are those who might say that the MK party dare not support the bill to establish a Chapter 9 Anti-Corruption Commission as its leadership ranks...