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Nov 30, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Lawson Naidoo
01 December 2024 - 00:00 The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) finds itself in the crosshairs once again, this time the target of Barney Mthombothi’s mighty pen: “Batohi has become the poster child of the failure to combat scourge of corruption.” (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2024-11-24-batohi-has-become-poster-child-of-the-failure-to-combat-corruption-scourge/) (Sunday Times November 24). ..
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Apr 27, 2024 | 
news24.com | Lawson Naidoo |Dan Mafora
'I will not lose to a junior' vows defiant Ndlovu after Ukhozi FM boss court victoryPodcast | On The Minted Couch with DJ Sabby, On setting the tone for people’s day through his... Podcast | On The Minted Couch with Linda Gieskes-Mwamba, on revolutionising natural hair and... Podcast | On The Minted Couch With Lady Zamar, on rising like a phoenix and releasing her new albumPodcast | On The Minted Couch With Thandiswa Mazwai, on celebrating 30 years in music and making...
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Lawson Naidoo |Dan Mafora
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS OP-ED The IEC’s decision to appeal the Electoral Court’s order setting aside its own decision to uphold an objection against the candidacy of former president Zuma for the National Assembly has triggered an avalanche of commentary, most of it misleading and mistaken.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
news24.com | Lawson Naidoo
Despite several successes, together with the recent arrest of former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqukula for corruption and money laundering, the perception remains that the NPA is dysfunctional and does not go after the "big fish". This is unfair, argues Lawson Naidoo. There is a tendency towards examining the fight against state capture and corruption through the prism of what the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) does or does not do.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Lawson Naidoo |Dan Mafora
Don’t let dirty politics and high-stakes hysteria undermine the IEC It is time to stand with the electoral commission, not against it 17 March 2024 - 00:00 By LAWSON NAIDOO and Dan Mafora With a little over 10 weeks to election day, politicking inevitably gets dirtier and more desperate.
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Dec 16, 2023 | 
timeslive.co.za | Lawson Naidoo |Dan Mafora
SA needs an anti-corruption framework that is fit for purpose There must be the political will to organise our state agencies so they can tackle graft effectively 17 December 2023 - 00:00 By LAWSON NAIDOO and Dan Mafora ..
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
news24.com | Lawson Naidoo |Dan Mafora
The recommendations by the Zondo commission, which was chaired by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, have not been fully implemented. VOICESAnti-corruption Week on 3-9 December, offered an opportunity for us to reflect on the progress made towards improving South Africa’s anti-corruption machinery. South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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Jun 27, 2023 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Lawson Naidoo
The comments by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on the first anniversary of his handing over the final reports of the State Capture Commission of Inquiry have ruffled feathers within the legislature and the executive. The presiding officers of Parliament have requested an urgent meeting with him. The principle of the separation of powers between the three arms of the state has been invoked to suggest that Zondo has overstepped the mark. Has he done so?
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Apr 27, 2023 | 
news24.com | Lawson Naidoo
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The collapse of the Nulane case has dented confidence in our ability to hold those who looted public funds to account.
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Apr 22, 2023 | 
timeslive.co.za | Lawson Naidoo
23 April 2023 - 00:03 Inasmuch as electoral systems should not be designed to favour political parties, they should also not be moulded to cater for independent candidates. Electoral systems should primarily be about what works best for voters. Bestowing upon the voter that most fundamental of rights in a democratic society — confidence in an electoral system — must be sacrosanct. It is a founding value of the constitution... Commenting is subject to our house rules.
