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Selfies, social media and upstanding citizens are coming together to help fight corruption through Corruption Watch's #MyHandsAreClean campaign. It joins the FunDza dramas in getting young people on board in the fight against graft.

A new golden generation of top-flight football talent is taking Africa to the World Cup. The entire continent is again expected to get behind the Indomitable Lions, Super Eagles, Les Elephants, Black Stars, Desert Foxes and their young teams as they play for glory.

Medical advances are making history, and people – and babies – are surviving extraordinary odds. Many of these ground-breaking medical techniques are mastered by doctors in South Africa. In some instances, they are showing the world the way.

We are optimistic about Africa but aware of its complexity. The continent is transforming beyond recognition – and for the better.

The South African government takes the fight against crime and corruption extremely seriously, President Jacob Zuma said in his State of the Nation debate reply, noting that the country's Anti-Corruption Task Team is successfully tackling graft in both the public and private sectors.

The fight against corruption just got some heavy artillery with the launch of Corruption Watch, an independent civil society institute formed to enable South Africans to report and confront corrupt activity in both the public and private sectors.

The fight against corruption got some heavy artillery today with the launch of Corruption Watch, an independent civil society institute formed to enable South Africans to report and confront corrupt activity in both the public and private sectors.
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