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Slow Crawl On Corruption

A long walk to freedom need not mean a slow crawl on combating corrupt government BY PETER O’BRIEN* The recent (May 12) London Summit on Anti-Corruption resulted in another small step in the right direction. About 40 countries were represented, along with a number of international sports associations and similar bodies that have come under … Continue reading Slow Crawl On Corruption

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“Just a math issue”: Anti-Corruption Efforts in Kenya take Center-Stage for Obama

Anti-Corruption Efforts will Require some "Visible Prosecutions" President Obama opined that it was "absolutely the right thing to do for President Kenyatta [to] emphasize" the Kenyan government's stepped-up anti-corruption efforts.  He called public corruption potentially "the biggest impediment to Kenya growing even faster." "Just a math issue" Business efforts being "constantly sapped" was a real … Continue reading “Just a math issue”: Anti-Corruption Efforts in Kenya take Center-Stage for Obama

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“Tender-preneurs” holding back tech investment in Africa

Will technological tender process end the reign of "tender-preneurs"? Biztech Africa's Tom Jackson reports from Connected East Africa conference in Diani, Kenya, that former Kenyan permanent ministry secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo has given a speech on how corruption is holding back technological investment in the country. The paper reports that development as a tech hub … Continue reading “Tender-preneurs” holding back tech investment in Africa

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Anti-Corruption Enforcers from Commonwealth Countries to Meet in Africa

International agency cooperation at heart of 4th Commonwealth Africa Regional Meeting for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies (May 26 – 30) The theme of this year's conference will be one of international cooperation - a trend we see globally as practitioners: enforcement agencies are able to increase exponentially their success rate in uncovering and prosecuting bribery, … Continue reading Anti-Corruption Enforcers from Commonwealth Countries to Meet in Africa

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Seminar on public tenders in S. Africa now ongoing: Hyatt Johannesburg

Nortons Inc. is hosting a seminar on all aspects surrounding public tenders.  More at https://twitter.com/NortonsInc and below: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND TENDER AWARDS: UNLAWFUL AND ILLEGAL PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH TENDER PROCESSES 09 MAY 2014 Hyatt Regency Johannesburg 191 Oxford Road, Rosebank, Johannesburg SPEAKERS AND PANEL MEMBERS: Neren Rau (CEO – SACCI) Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach (Former Senior … Continue reading Seminar on public tenders in S. Africa now ongoing: Hyatt Johannesburg

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Exploring overlap of anti-corruption & competition laws

ICC FraudNet Spring 2014 conference AAF & AAT editor John Oxenham of Nortons Inc. was an invited speaker on current trends in African anti-corruption and anti-fraud enforcement. See more details on the conference and FraudNet here. The emerging overlap of antitrust and anti-corruption issues - including significant efficiencies from combining preemptive internal audits as well … Continue reading Exploring overlap of anti-corruption & competition laws