Firewall for stopping dodgy tenders in South Africa
OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage says there is already an independent platform that can use AI to detect dodgy tender deals, government is just not interested in it.
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Ann Bernstein | B-BBEE | BEE | complexity | Corruption | SAFM Market Update
Public procurement – ‘terrible approach’ being taken
The fastest way to empower South Africans is to build a state that works, rather than one hamstrung by complex procurement rules that create opportunities for corruption, says Ann Bernstein of the Centre for Development and Enterprise.
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2026 municipal elections | Africa | Anti Immigration Protests | Corruption | illegal immigration | SAFM Market Update
Government has set a ‘very dangerous precedent’
‘I can go on and on about the fundamentals of illegal immigration to South Africa, but our own government is very complicit in this process’ – Moeletsi Mbeki, chair of the South African Institute of International Affairs.
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anti-money laundering | Christopher Malan | compliance | Corruption | crypto asset providers | SAFM Market Update
Only 12% of firms submit risk data as FATF deadline looms
‘South Africa now needs to build on the strong intergovernmental foundation we put in place to exit the grey list’ – Christopher Malan of the Financial Intelligence Centre.
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When André de Ruyter was CEO, Eskom shut down a tender review panel
Eskom cut a tender review panel while André de Ruyter was CEO to reduce costs, which has been blamed for an allegedly dodgy R21-billion diesel contract going unnoticed.
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South Africa to crack down on illegal migrants as protests surge
And will act against those who are ‘exploiting the concerns’ of its people to further their own agendas.
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Is Joburg financially attractive?
‘It doesn’t make sense from an investment point of view; investors need reassurance that the state of the city is going to change right now’ – Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage.
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‘I will not resign’ – Ramaphosa
Phala Phala scandal back in the spotlight as the president and his party prepare for challenging local elections later this year.
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South Africa’s parallel State: The cost of letting crime govern
South Africa is no longer confronting crime as a social ill. It is confronting crime as a competing system of governance. Across the country, particularly in urban economic hubs and vulnerable communities, criminal networks have entrenched themselves not merely as lawbreakers but as power brokers. They determine who can build, who can trade, who can…
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EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi bail hearing set for Thursday
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been charged with fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice. His bail application is expected to be heard on Thursday. After his arrest on Saturday morning, Mkhwanazi appeared in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday, with his co-accused, Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla,…