Case Studies
Our case studies provide accessible summaries of key corruption cases with analysis of the nature and dynamics of corruption, and lessons for prevention and early intervention.
Bosasa
Corruption at Bosasa, a South African company specialising in providing services to government, spanned two decades.
EOH
EOH, a technology services company, and its subsidiaries, colluded with the City of Johannesburg and national government officials.
Eskom
Eskom is a state-owned power utility company in South Africa that has faced significant challenges, including allegations of corruption…
South African Airways
Widespread corruption at South African Airways and its subsidiaries between 2015 and 2017 cost the SOE an estimated R26.1bn.
Tembisa Hospital – Gauteng DoH
The Gauteng Department of Health has been implicated in numerous corruption scandals both prior to and after Deokaran’s murder.
Transnet
Billions of rands were diverted from Transnet into Gupta-linked networks between 2009 and 2017, mostly in the form of kickbacks from inflated contracts.
VBS
Employees at the bank allegedly conspired with municipal employees, middlemen, politicians, auditors and Venda royalty to defraud the bank of almost R2bn.
Vrede Dairy Farm
The Vrede Dairy Project was a public-private partnership between the Guptas’ company Estina and the Free State government.