September 18
South Africa: Joe Modise Biography Dismisses Corruption Claims Against the Former South African Defence Minister
The new biography of Joe Modise, one-time commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), is welcome. Comrade and Commander… Read more »
August 21
Ghana: Corruption Holds Small Businesses Back - Ghana Study Reveals Two Strategies to Avoid the Traps
Small and medium enterprises account for 95% of all registered businesses and contribute about 50% to the total GDP of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
July 31
Kenya: Protests in Kenya and Uganda Highlight Corruption At the Top - but Political Elites Don't Give in Without a Fight
The recent protests by young people in Kenya and Uganda have highlighted a form of corruption that is difficult to deal with: political corruption. Read more »
July 25
Kenya: Kenya's New Cabinet - Finance Minister Faces an Uphill Battle Against Corruption, Unemployment and Debt
Kenya faces difficult times ahead because of pressure to pay debts, create jobs for the youth, offer improved services to citizens and uproot entrenched corruption. Read more »
July 16
Nigeria: Corruption Hurts Businesses but Digital Tools Offer the Hope of Fighting It, Say Manufacturers in Ghana and Nigeria
Technology has changed the way the world does business. Mobile and digital payment platforms, blockchain, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) tools have all driven… Read more »
June 28
Kenya: Hotbed of Corruption - Kenya's Elite Have Captured the State - Unrest Is Inevitable
A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the extravagant lifestyles of public servants. Read more »
April 18
South Africa: South Africans Tasted the Fruits of Freedom and Then Corruption Snatched Them Away - Podcast
Five years after his momentous election as South African president, Nelson Mandela stepped down after one term in office in 1999. Thabo Mbeki, his deputy, took over the mantle of… Read more »
April 02
Ghana: Rich People, Bribes and Depression - Study Finds Link Between Corruption and Mental Health Among Ghanaian Students
Corruption comes in many forms in Ghana. Bribery, misappropriation of funds, extortion and administrative theft remain pervasive and affect key sectors of Ghana's economy. In a… Read more »
March 27
Kenya: Kenya Has Tightened Its Laws to Stop Money Laundering - Why Banks Are the Focus
Kenya's banking industry has in recent years been in the crosshairs of national, regional and international watchdogs, given the country's role as a financial hub in eastern… Read more »
March 13
Africa: Corrupt, Brutal and Unprofessional? Africa-Wide Survey of Police Finds Diverging Patterns
Africans generally have a low regard for the quality of policing on the continent. Perceptions of police misconduct, corruption and brutality are widespread, according to a new… Read more »
February 18
South Africa: Corruption and Clean Energy in South Africa - Economic Model Shows Trust in Government Is Linked to Takeup of Renewables
South Africa relies heavily on energy from coal-fired power stations, which emit large quantities of carbon. But making the transition to greater use of renewable energies, such as… Read more »
January 24
Nigeria: Nigeria Has a Democracy Deficit - Corruption and a Lack of Welfare Policies Are to Blame
Democracy refers, at a minimum, to a political system that guarantees some involvement in decision-making. It gives citizens opportunities to choose and replace their leaders or… Read more »
September 18, 2023
South Africa: Corruption in South Africa - Would Paying Whistleblowers Help?
Whistleblowing is an important tool in fighting corruption. In South Africa, the commission of inquiry into state capture recommended that the government should provide financial… Read more »
August 31, 2023
South Africa: Suspension of Two South African Judges Has Opened Up Debates About Bad Working Conditions and Poor Delivery of Justice
The suspension of two judges in South Africa for tardiness - failing to process cases in a reasonable amount of time - has sparked fierce debates around the conditions under which… Read more »
July 20, 2023
South Africa: Corruption in South Africa - Whistleblower Protection Law Is Being Reformed - but It May Not Go Far Enough
South Africa is on the path to reforming its law on whistleblowing to provide improved protection for individuals who expose corruption and illegal activity. Read more »
July 02, 2023
South Africa: Zondo At Your Fingertips - New Book Offers an Accessible and Condensed Version of South Africa's Ambitious Corruption Inquiry
Anti-corruption activist Paul Holden has done South Africa a great favour by summarising the work of the judicial commission that probed massive corruption under former president… Read more »
May 24, 2023
South Africa: Former CEO's Explosive Book Exposes How State Power Utility Eskom Was Destroyed
One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter, former CEO of South Africa's troubled power utility, Eskom, is that "negligence… Read more »
April 11, 2023
South Africa: Thabo Bester's Escape From Privately-Run South African Prison Exposes Corruption
Recently, South Africans were told about an extraordinary escape story - they learnt that a convicted rapist, Thabo Bester, had been at large for a year after he'd escaped from a… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Ghana: Does Democracy Fuel Corruption? Most Ghanaians Don't Think So
Does democracy breed corruption - particularly in developing countries? Read more »
February 26, 2023
South Africa: Grey Listed for Not Stopping Money Laundering, Terrorism Funding
The Financial Action Task Force has placed South Africa on a list of countries under increased monitoring, commonly known as the grey list, after it failed to address all of the… Read more »
January 31, 2023
South Africa: South Africa's Dysfunctional Universities - the Consequences of Corrupt Decisions
What happens when those responsible for managing universities cannot trust each other to act with integrity? In a nutshell, as I discuss in my new book, Corrupted: A study of… Read more »
January 20, 2023
South Africa: Power Cuts in South Africa - Trend to Get Off the Grid Is Gathering Pace, but Total Independence Is Still a Way Off
South Africans have been battered by power shortages for several years. These have worsened to the point that towards the end of 2022 the country's electricity utility, Eskom, had… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: New Book Lifts the Lid On Who Profits from Corruption in South Africa
The new book The Unaccountables: The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity is welcome for the way it contextualises corruption. It shows how politicians… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: 'Historic Moment' as Ramaphosa Faces Possible Impeachment
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has an impeachment case to answer. This was the finding of the independent parliamentary panel probing the scandal over the theft of… Read more »
October 29, 2015
Angola: Where Did All the Oil Riches Go? - Luanda Residents
A few years ago, Luanda, the capital of Angola, was on every ambitious investor's lips. With large infrastructure and housing projects rapidly changing its appearance, the city… Read more »