Discussion | Spotlight on the plight of Whistleblowers
JOHANNESBURG - Outgoing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has once again called for financial incentives for whistleblowers.
SA’s Corruption Crises | Discussion | Financial incentives for Whistleblowers?
JOHANNESBURG - Outgoing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo strongly suggests financial incentives, to encourage reporting of corruption.
Whistle-blowers to be honoured
Democracy dies in darkness, so every South African who exposes malfeasance and corruption should be honoured, according to NGO Public Interest SA.
Court dismisses justice department’s bid to gag whistleblower
The department of justice’s urgent court bid to gag a whistleblower known as Mario Rocha, who has accused senior officials of corruption, has suffered a blow after the Pretoria High Court dismissed its case with costs.
State capture whistle-blowers hailed on 23 June
Every year on 23 June we remember whistle-blowers around the world who have braved threats to their lives and livelihoods to expose corruption on both small and large scales. We also reflect on what we, as a society and as individuals, are doing to make the environment for blowing the whistle more enabling and encouraging.
South Africa struggles to protect whistleblowers
The South African government is hoping to strengthen protections for whistleblowers who report on corruption in business and government. Proponents say it's not only about making whistleblowers feel comfortable coming forward, but also about protecting them from retaliation. VOA’s Ihsaan Haffejee reports
Whistle-blowers need support and solidarity; they should not be recognised only in death
We began to mourn for Babita Deokaran only after she was gunned down. As a consequence, her name has become a symbol of whistle-blowers’ suffering in South Africa. She was, essentially, a martyr.
Only whistleblowers can save SA from corruption…
That is the belief of Mzukisi Makatse, the attorney who first blew the whistle on corruption at the National Lotteries Commission – and lost his job, his car, his house, the hope of marrying the mother of his three children…
‘Corruption emergency‘ calls for whistle blower intervention
The South African Human Rights commission says whistleblowing is an essential weapon in the fight against corruption, perhaps the single most important obstacle to SA achieving the status it needs to achieve as a ‘moral’ Rainbow Nation.
SAPS promotes Nandipha Magudumana whistleblower
The SAPS officer who got the wheels going in bringing down Dr Nandipha Magudumana and her partner, convicted rapist Thabo Bester has gained national recognition.