Southern African Anti Corruption Network - SAACoN

Join SAACoN on Reflecting on African Anti-Corruption Day – Zimbabwe’s Gold Mafia

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When: Jul 11, 2023 10:00 AM Johannesburg

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Our member ACT-SA has produced a lessons learnt report following the Gold Mafia scandal. Some highlights include:
1. The invaluable role of the media in exposing corruption.
2. There is an increasing trend to use gold as the preferred currency for money launderers since the process of melting, refining and stamping obfuscates all traces of its origin.
3. Smugglers use government institutions, individuals and diplomatic immunity and privilege to facilitate the movement of dirty money and gold.
4. Licenses and permits do not guarantee that there is a legitimate business undertaking on the go. Syndicates bribe banks and other regulators to move dirty money and gold.

To report the report in full, please e-mail us on [email protected]

📢 Last chance to vote for our 2nd Anti-Corruption Collective Action Award! The award celebrates multi-stakeholder initiatives in Southern Africa that are 🔥 blazing trails 🔥 in fighting and raising standards of .

Here are the finalists selected by our jury:

🎇 CoST International – Infrastructure Transparency Initiative Uganda
🎇 Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI)
🎇 Mozup Enterprise Development Center

The award ceremony will take place at our Southern Africa Collective Action Forum on 31 May, organised together with The Ethics Institute and the Southern African Anti Corruption Network - SAACoN.

👉 Learn more and vote: https://collective-action.com/get-involved/awards/

Today we are at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange to co-host the first ever Southern Africa Anti-Corruption Collective Action Forum with the Basel Institute on Governance.

The IPPR's next Integrity Namibia regional anti-corruption conference will take place in Gobabis on Wednesday 10 May. We'll be announcing speakers and further programme details over the next week. In the meantime, please contact [email protected] to book your place at the conference

We are looking forward to collaborating with the Basel Institute. 📣 Join us at the Southern Africa Anti-Corruption Collective Action Forum in Johannesburg on 31 May 2023!

Register here: 📍 https://lnkd.in/e6H4mhrr

This event is your opportunity to connect with experts from across the region and discuss anti-corruption initiatives with various sectors. ⭐

More info: 📍 https://lnkd.in/emSgbK_n

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SAACoN is highly concerned by the revelations from the story on gold smuggling and corruption in . Our statement below.

Our partner The Basel Institute is calling for nominations for the Anti-Corruption Collective Action Award. https://collective-action.com/get-involved/awards/ Deadline 31 March 2023.

Awards - B20 Collective Action We regularly participate in - and organise - international conferences and expert workshops on anti-corruption Collective Action.

Our partner Basel Institute on Governance
is calling for nominations for the Anti-Corruption Collective Action Award. https://collective-action.com/get-involved/awards/ Deadline 31 March 2023.

Awards - B20 Collective Action We regularly participate in - and organise - international conferences and expert workshops on anti-corruption Collective Action.

8 December 2022 marks International Anti-Corruption Day. Our member IPPR will be hosting an anti-corruption conference focusing on corruption risks in the economy such as fisheries, oil and gas and public procurement. Register your interest if you're in Walvis Bay.

Today, we are attending the SADC-PF Regional Policy Dialogue on “Strengthening Separation of Powers &
Parliamentary Oversight in the Region: A Leap towards Accountability and Inclusive ”. What does the African Youth Charter say about youth participation?

We are excited to be attending the SADC-PF Regional Policy Dialogue on“Strengthening Separation of Powers &
Parliamentary Oversight in the Region: A Leap towards Accountability and Inclusive ”

SAACoN is celebrating Africa Youth Day and Month today and the rest of November. We take courage in this year's theme, "Breaking the Barriers to Meaningful Youth Participation and Inclusion in Advocacy". To celebrate we are looking for SAACoN Youth Ambassadors (ages 17-24) to promote the anti-corruption dialogue in the region and became active citizens of the region. Drop us an e-mail at [email protected].

*Please note that these are voluntary positions.

IPPR Namibia

Integrity Namibia on Twitter “Welcome to the Integrity Namibia Twitter account. Integrity Namibia seeks to set up a national anti-corruption network among non-state actors inclusive of civil society, the private sector, the labour movement, faith-based organisations, the media, and traditional authorities.”

Building a stronger together – learning from one another

The mentoring programme not only offers tailored individual guidance but also aims to support the development of a stronger Collective Action community. It provides an opportunity to exchange and learn from other initiatives that are part of the mentoring programme and beyond.

Basel Institute on Governance - Peru Institute on Governance does an amazing work in mentoring on collectively addressing corruption.
The first cohort of mentees had the chance to come together on the sidelines of the 2022 international Collective Action conference to present and exchange their Collective Action concepts and initiatives, receiving valuable feedback and the opportunity also to share difficulties and hurdles they are experiencing.

What does the Collective Action mentoring programme offer?

We offer organizations involved in our program free advice, support, and technical assistance on all aspects of Collective Action to address .

For instance, if you are just starting out, we can help you to set up a Collective Action initiative step by step. Perhaps you need guidance on an appropriate governance structure for your initiative, or you would like advice on how to overcome challenges you face when establishing or implementing the initiative.
https://collective-action.com/get-involved/mentoring-programme/

IPPR Namibia Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-Southern Africa) Botswana Centre for Public Integrity Centro de Integridade Pública Namibia Institute for Democracy Corruption Watch Transparency International Zimbabwe (TI-Z) Madagascar Mauritius

Mentoring Programme - B20 Collective Action Hands-on support for organisations working with the private sector and other stakeholders on corruption issues.

Asset Recovery and Return!
Abacha loot returns back to Nigeria

ANEEJ welcomes return of $23m Abacha loot for Infrastructural projects - ANEEJ BENIN-CITY, NIGERIA. August 24, 2022… The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice has welcomed the signing of agreements between the Nigerian and United States Governments to return $23million recovered from the Late General Sani Abacha for the completion of three major infrastructural...

IPPR Namibia Institute for Public Policy Research- Namibia (IPPR) launched a project called Integrity Namibia which aims to build a national alliance against corruption over the next two years.

As they set out on this project they would like to hear from activists in other sub-Saharan African countries about how they have mobilised their citizens to fight corruption and promote integrity - what successes have been achieved and what pitfalls may lie ahead.

Join a 2-hour webinar for next Tuesday afternoon - August 23 from 14h30 to 16h30 CAT.

Botswana Centre for Public Integrity Transparency International Zambia Transparency International Transparency International Zimbabwe (TI-Z)

IPPR Namibia
Whistleblowers and accountability

civic education

Check out Pplaaf ,learn more about Whistleblower Protection, and about blowing the whistle in protected manners. Learn from Whistleblowers themselves.

South Africa: Zondo Commission whistleblower policy recommendations encouraging but insufficient The Commission’s report shows major role played by whistleblowers in revealing State Capture

PPLAAF on Twitter “To all investigations, visit https://t.co/U07JKGZJCf”