Public Interest SA

08/10/2026

The value of speaking up extends far beyond a single workplace.

Public resources protected. Fairer workplaces. Institutions strengthened. Services people can trust. These are everyday reasons why whistleblowing matters.

When concerns about wrongdoing are heard, investigated and acted upon, the benefits reach beyond the individual who had the courage to speak. Organisations become more accountable, institutions more trustworthy and the public interest better protected.

The Whistleblowers Awards recognise individual courage, but their purpose reaches much further: to affirm the value of speaking up in building a more ethical, accountable and just society.

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Honouring Courage. Inspiring Integrity.

08/10/2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: Dimension Data Scandal: R208 Million Confession Exposes Corporate Greed, Betrayal of Trust and the Perversion of Economic Transformation

JOHANNESBURG | Thursday, 8 October 2026 — Public Interest SA (PISA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the breathtaking betrayal of corporate trust and ethical leadership exposed by former Dimension Data and NTT chief executive Jason Goodall’s admission of his clandestine involvement in th...

06/10/2026

Since 2023, the Whistleblowers Awards have placed ethical courage where it belongs: firmly in the public spotlight.

In 2026, Public Interest SA once again brings recognition and dialogue together, honouring those who have had the courage to speak up while creating space for the conversations needed to strengthen whistleblower protection, accountability and integrity.

Whistleblowers Awards: 26 October 2026
Whistleblowers Summit: 27 October 2026
Melrose Arch, Johannesburg

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Honouring Courage. Inspiring Integrity.

04/10/2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: Raising Alarm over Apparent Governance Failures at UCT and Calling for Accountability from Council Leadership

24/09/2026

This Heritage Day, we celebrate the cultures and communities that make South Africa.

Protecting the public interest helps safeguard the future we share. The Whistleblowers Awards honour people whose courage serves that future.

Honouring Courage. Inspiring Integrity.

23/09/2026

JOHANNESBURG | 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 - Public Interest SA has formally withdrawn its criminal complaint against Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane and has requested the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) to discontinue any investigation arising exclusi...

21/09/2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: Calling for B-BBEE Commission Probe into Moriel Infrastructure Group

JOHANNESBURG | 21 September 2026 - Public Interest SA calls on the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission to urgently investigate the ownership, management-control and governance arrangements of Moriel Infrastructure Group (Pty) Ltd, including whether there may have been any misr...

10/09/2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: Public Interest SA Deeply Concerned by Suspension of Transport Department Whistleblower Esethu Hasane

JOHANNESBURG | 10 September 2026 — Public Interest SA notes with grave concern the suspension of Mr Esethu Hasane, Director: Research and Content Development at the National Department of Transport, days after he publicly raised allegations concerning possible procurement irregularities involving ...

07/09/2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: Calling for Urgent Protection of Transport Department Whistleblower and Independent Probe into Procurement Allegations

7 September 2026 | JohannesburgPublic Interest SA has noted with grave concern the allegations made by Mr Esethu Hasane, a senior official in the National Department of Transport, concerning alleged procurement irregularities, the manner in which his disclosures were handled and his claims of subseq...

21/08/2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: Public Interest SA Welcomes Withdrawal of Charges Against General Khumalo and Co-Accused

JOHANNESBURG | Friday, 21 August 2026 — Public Interest SA welcomes the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to unconditionally withdraw the fraud and corruption charges against Crime Intelligence Divisional Commissioner Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo and his six co-accused.Wh...