City watchdog finds no evidence for recent political ‘debanking’ – but private banks have been picky for centuries: Ex-politician Nigel Farage accused his bank of refusing his business because of his political views. Frank 2012/Shutterstock After a row over the closure of his bank account earlier this year, former politician Nigel Farage has hit out …
World Bank freezes loans to Uganda because of anti-gay laws. But it doesn’t mean it’s becoming a human rights watchdog: A gay pride rally in Entebbe, Uganda in 2014 before a tough anti-homosexuality law was passed. ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images Many people may be tempted to view the World Bank’s recent announcement that it …
South Africa’s public protector has a vital watchdog role. Researcher offers tips on how the selection process can be improved: Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane at her impeachment hearing in Cape Town. Lombard/Gallo Images via Getty Images The end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 made it necessary to establish several institutions to underpin the …
LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word: Denial of observer status robs the three NGOs of a voice. Getty images The primary human rights watchdog in Africa recently made a decision that departed from its existing practice. The African Commission of Human and Peoples’ Rights, an independent expert body within the …
Budget 2023: why the UK’s fiscal watchdog does not share the chancellor’s optimism: Sean Aidan Calderbank/Shutterstock UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt confidently described his first budget of 2023 as a “budget for growth”. He went on to offer a fairly upbeat assessment of both economic performance and future prospects, arguing: “The declinists are wrong and the …
South Africa’s intelligence watchdog is failing civil society. How to restore its credibility: Shutterstock In October, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and his cabinet committed to a range of reforms to the country’s intelligence services. He based these reforms on recommendations made by the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. The reforms include strengthening …
South Africa in the news: South Africa discards 2 MILLION doses of J&J Covid-19 vaccine because of US Baltimore plant contamination – health watchdog: South African health authorities have ditched a whopping two million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, because materials for their production came from a US factory in Baltimore that was …
Kids Company: why the insolvency watchdog wants former children’s charity directors disqualified: Former Kids Company chief executive Camila Batmanghelidjh Dominic Lipinski/PA Former Kids Company chief executive Camila Batmanghelidjh is at the start of a nine-week trial in the high court that could see her disqualified as a company director, along with nine former directors from …
South Africa in the news: SA still keeping dubious company, says corruption watchdog: Cape Town – Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2017 saw South Africa drop two places to 71st position. According to Corruption Watch this drop, while marginal, is cause for concern. The index ranks 180 countries and …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
South Africa in the news: South African watchdog to probe Deloitte audit of Steinhoff: The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors said at the weekend it was investigating audit work done by Deloitte South Africa for the South African-based retailer from 2014 to 2016. The watchdog plans to liaise with accounting regulators in Germany …: “South …
South Africa in the news: Competition watchdog throws out complaint against Vodacom, MTN: “There is therefore a need to look broadly into the state of competition in the mobile telephony market in South Africa, specifically at the retail level, as the market is still dominated by two mobile market players, years after the licensing of …
Gawker had its problems, but its death is worrying for all watchdog journalists: Gawker.com So it’s farewell, then, to Gawker. After 14 years of dancing on the edge of ethical probity and legal propriety, doing some good journalism as well as some less good, the New York-based website – an online blend of investigation, gossip, …