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South Africa: ANC Pushes Back Against Clampdown On Cadre Corruption
Daily Maverick, 5 October 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa's ban on cadres and government employees doing business with the state meets with resistance. Read more »
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South Africa: The ANC's Self-Induced Funding Migraine
Daily Maverick, 4 October 2020
The recent spate of arrests of ANC donors accused of corruption in government circles is likely to lead to more problems for the governing party. While much of the focus has been… Read more »
Ruling Party Resists South African President's Anti-Graft Push
President Cyril Ramaphosa has faced pushback against his proposed ban on civil servants and cadres doing business with the state. This comes after the special African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) anti-corruption meeting where Ramaphosa said the party should step aside and allow non-aligned businesses to benefit from the government's contracts with the private sector. The ANC has already faced scrutiny over reports of high-ranking government officials and their families benefiting from Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPEs) contracts.
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South Africa's ruling African National Congress has held a special meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) to probe corruption within its ranks. The New Humanitarian Read more »
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When the novel coronavirus hit South Africa harder than any other African nation earlier this year, the government's handling of the pandemic became a rare good news story for ... Read more »
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu has slammed allegations that the nation's defence against Covid-19 have been turned into business opportunities for the politically connected. This comes ... Read more »
