Workers don’t like the current two-tier system, which pays new employees less.
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Results already in from the first direct leadership election in the UAW’s 88-year history present a sharply divided leadership.
Members of a European Union election observation team speak to voters in Zimbabwe.
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Voters speak favourably about the potential of observation to improve overall electoral quality and transparency.
Women protesting the failure of the gender equality bills on International Women’s Day in 2022.
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After 24 years of democracy, women still struggle for political relevance in Nigeria - limited by poverty, corruption and other factors.
Paul Mashatile was voted ANC deputy president in December 2022.
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The veteran liberation struggle activist brings gravitas to every position he occupies.
A woman walks in Raqa, the former Syrian capital of the Islamic State, in December 2020.
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While some world leaders and foreign policy experts expected IS to increase its attacks during COVID-19’s early days, travel bans and curfews helped slow violence.
Achieving greater transparency and accountability in democratic governance and in capitalist economics must occur simultaneously.
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Raymond W. Baker says the estimated hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden wealth a decade ago has skyrocketed to trillions today.
Young people in Nigeria seek freedom from repression and other governance failures. Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeolai/NurPhoto,
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Young Nigerians actively discuss politics and governance despite being kept on the sidelines. They seek a government that would promote their inclusion and solve problems affecting them.
Photo taken in a refugee camp in Somalia in 2019. Somalia tops the list of the world’s most corrupt countries.
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A review of Transparency International’s recently released global corruption ranking confirms that corruption fuels war, and vice versa.
Matshela Koko, former acting group CEO of Eskom, testifies at the state capture commission in 2021.
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The culture of impunity that has lingered since the presidency of Jacob Zuma has to give way to a new era of integrity and accountability.
Mexican soldiers stand guard near during the arrest of Joaquin Ovidio Guzman in Culiacan, Mexico, in January 2023.
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Mexico’s crime epidemic continues to worsen, as poverty and inequality also grow in the country.
Supra Mahumapelo, former premier of North West Province, former president Jacob Zuma and current president Cyril Ramaphosa at an ANC celebration in 2016.
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The decline in support for the ANC suggests that coalition governments will become increasingly common in the country, affecting its appointment policy.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives reports of the of the state capture commission from Justice Raymond Zondo. The reports found exposed massive state corruption involving private individuals and companies.
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South Africans are actively challenging the criminalisation of the state. Many of the revelations about fraud, corruption and nepotism come from principled whistle-blowers within the state.
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Security companies suggest that criminals take advantage of the fact that many home and business security systems get compromised during power outages.
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The UK is perceived to be more corrupt than it was following the 2009 expenses scandal that rocked parliament to its core.
The integrity of the academic project should underscore universities’ work at all times.
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Where both capacity and integrity are weak, dysfunction is inevitable.
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Australia slipped from 7th to 18th in the rankings over the past decade. But this year we’ve climbed back to 13th thanks to reforms in key areas including the new National Anti-Corruption Commission.
Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Conservative chairman.
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The prime minister’s pledge to bring integrity to public office could become a stick to beat him with – just like ‘back to basics’ became for John Major.
Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, sees it as vital to demonstrate to Ukraine’s western allies he is tackling corruption in government and the armed forces.
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The Ukrainian president’s corruption purge will be important both for public morale and for reassuring his western allies.
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Destructive mining in Congo’s protected areas is rampant because it generates money for citizens, officials and armed groups.
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Now is a good opportunity to take important steps towards transparency.