Corruption Watch | 31 January 2018 | In recent years South Africa has experienced several commissions of inquiry, set up by President Jacob Zuma to investigate important matters such as the arms deal. However, South Africans looking for some form of justice have been disappointed. The arms deal commission, particularly, was dismissed as a cover-up, and Corruption…
Press Release People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime set to challenge the powerful The People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in South Africa will open its first hearings this Saturday, 3 February, at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. People’s Tribunals have been led by citizens and civil society for over four decades to address human rights abuses and…
People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in South Africa Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg Arms Hearings: 3-7 February 2018 Press Release – Postponement & Adjudicator Announcement The People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in South Africa’s Organising Committee has taken the decision to postpone the first hearings on the arms trade to 3-7 February 2018. The postponement will…
Morning Live | SABC | 04 October 2017 Recently members of civil society created a People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in South Africa. This group urges members of the public to submit information to be presented at the first hearings of the tribunal in November this year. The organisations involved include Right2know, Open Secrets, Corruption…
PowerFM | 21 September 2017 Various civil organisations have joined together to create a People’s Tribunal on Economic Crimes in South Africa which look at how various economic crimes in South Africa are interconnected. Right 2 Know spokesperson Murray Hunter said to POWER Hour on Thursday that the tribunal is based on an international model…
IOL Business Report Online | 20 September 2017 | JOHANNESBURG – Members of civil society on Monday, announced the creation of a People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in South Africa. The tribunal is urging members of the public to submit information to be presented at the first hearings of the tribunal in November 2017. Source:…
Greg Nicolson | The Daily Maverick | 22 September 2017 | Civil society organisations on Wednesday announced a People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime to be held in Johannesburg in November. The state’s not willing to act, but someone has to. Such tribunals have been successful before and this one could provide a record of evidence…
People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in South Africa Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg First Hearings: 3-7 February 2018 Press Release – Call for Evidence Given the failure of state institutions to fully investigate allegations of corruption and state capture, members of civil society have today announced the creation of a People’s Tribunal on Economic Crime in…
eNCA | 20 September 2017 | JOHANNESBURG – Civil society organisations have set up a people’s tribunal to probe corruption and state capture. They want the investigation to go as far back as pre-1994 until now. The organisations say their decision was sparked by the failure of state institutions to probe corruption and state capture. Source:…