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WHY IT MATTERS WHY IT MATTERS OUR INTERVENTIONSOUR INTERVENTIONS
Part of our work is dedicated to continually Part of our work is dedicated to continually extending the public knowledge base of how extending the public knowledge base of how corruption occurs and also seeking adaptive corruption occurs and also seeking adaptive interventions to tackle it. Corruption itself is a interventions to tackle it. Corruption itself is a moving target, so the more knowledge that is moving target, so the more knowledge that is acquired on an ongoing basis, the better. acquired on an ongoing basis, the better. Our research work entails publishing a wide Our research work entails publishing a wide array of reports across di erent sectors.array of reports across di erent sectors. Over the years, we have learnt that people are Over the years, we have learnt that people are willing to get involved, but they cannot fight willing to get involved, but they cannot fight against that which they don’t know about.against that which they don’t know about. That said, we have seen an increase in That said, we have seen an increase in corruption complaints each time a report corruption complaints each time a report is publicised, supporting the view that an is publicised, supporting the view that an increased knowledge of corruption can help increased knowledge of corruption can help activate the public to resist and expose it.activate the public to resist and expose it. We use the reports we get to analyse and We use the reports we get to analyse and determine the types of corruption that are determine the types of corruption that are happening, and the areas in which they are happening, and the areas in which they are happening. The information we gather from happening. The information we gather from these reports is thus based directly on people’sthese reports is thus based directly on people’s real-life experiences. We use this information real-life experiences. We use this information to work with government to eliminate loopholes to work with government to eliminate loopholes and weaknesses in policy and legislation.and weaknesses in policy and legislation. This is in line with our mandate to work towards This is in line with our mandate to work towards transparency and accountability within the transparency and accountability within the private sector and state institutions, helping private sector and state institutions, helping to ensure that corruption is addressed and to ensure that corruption is addressed and reduced through the promotion and protection reduced through the promotion and protection of democracy, rule of law and good governance.of democracy, rule of law and good governance.
In the year under review, Corruption Watch in In the year under review, Corruption Watch in partnership with the Water Integrity Networkpartnership with the Water Integrity Network commissioned a research report, Money down commissioned a research report, Money down
the Drain: Corruption in South Africa’s water the Drain: Corruption in South Africa’s water
sector. Authored by Mike Muller, the report sector. Authored by Mike Muller, the report presented a systematic analysis of corruption presented a systematic analysis of corruption in the water sector and its impact.in the water sector and its impact.
We shared the corruption trends as reported by our whistle-blowers during the first half of 2020 through our Analysis of Corruption Trends report, more details of which appear below. Previously, our 2019 annual report, The Writing is on the Wall amplified the voices and the plight of the many who continued to su er at the hands of the corrupt. We shared the corruption trends as reported by our whistle-blowers during the first half of 2020 through our Analysis of Corruption Trends report, more details of which appear below. Previously, our 2019 annual report, The Writing is on the Wall amplified the voices and the plight of the many who continued to su er at the hands of the corrupt.
