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Accountability

Accountability, in terms of ethics and governance, is equated with answerability, culpability, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.

Voting
13 May 2024

Loss of power is the ultimate motivator for governing parties to fulfill promises

A developing democracy is only consolidated or matured when a dominant governing party or leader...
Palestine event
08 February 2024

Demanding Accountability: UN Commission calls for transparency and integrity in global governance

Judge Navanethem Pillay and Commissioner Chris Sidoti of the United Nations Independent Commission...
Acting Head of the Wits School of Governance
07 November 2023

WSG's Acting Head of School honoured at inaugural Whistleblower Awards

Adjunct Professor Themba Maseko, interim head of the Wits School of Governance, was lauded for his...
Fire JHB
03 September 2023

Johannesburg’s catastrophic CBD fire is a tale of one city’s non-accountability crisis

Catastrophic events draw the attention-hungry media into the staggering horror of the moment which...
03 February 2023

Do ministers matter for audit performance?

Reports of corruption and mismanagement have scarred the South African Government's reputation at...