by Daniel Hofmeyr The Constitution provides for three levels of police oversight: political, civilian, and provincial. Given the past year’s events regarding police misconduct, inefficiency, and breakdowns in the community- police relationships, police oversight is becoming an increasingly important issue. Up to now monitoring by the provinces has been very inconsistent, even though the Constitution
The Auditor-General Problem
(originally published in GroundUp) January 30, 2013 – Daniel Hofmeyr and Zackie Achmat OPINION The Auditor-General’s (AG) report on the use of consultants and contractors demonstrates some very important facts. It shows that government is operating in an environment where financial and other controls are lacking. This not only creates an atmosphere in which corruption
University of Cape Town and University of Stellenbosch support Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry
University of Cape Town and University of Stellenbosch support Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry Statement from the University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University on the breakdown in relations between the police and the Khayelitsha community It is deeply troubling that residents of Khayelitsha fear leaving their homes at night as a result of on-going violence
Minister Motshekga misses two deadlines in Equal Education court case
Equal Education (EE) will be picketing parliament this Thursday (28 June) after multiple failures by Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga, to file her answering affidavit. The minister has requested a third extension to the date of her court appearance, which has been denied by EE after two generous extensions have resulted in no action by
A fine line between ‘improper’ and ‘illegal’
by GREGORY SOLIK and FATIMA HASSAN We want a procurement system that is fair, equitable, open, competitive and cost effective. LAST year, the Western Cape government and the Democratic Alliance were involved in an advertising-tender scandal that resulted in complaints to the public protector. Among the complainants were five independent civil society organisations, a fact largely
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