To improve policing transparency in South Africa and enforce accountability, civil rights group Corruption Watch (CW) on Wednesday launched the “first of its kind in South Africa” interactive open data tool Veza. CW head of stakeholder relations and campaigns Kavisha Pillay said this was in response to the many whistle-blower complaints received on police corruption. The creation of the online platform was also inspired by CW’s engagements with communities experiencing police violence and abuse.
How was your experience at a police station? Use Veza to rate the service
17 February 2021 4:16 PM
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Corruption Watch head of campaigns Kavisha Pillay says citizens will also be able to access information about their rights.
Corruption Watch has launched a tool for citizens to keep police accountable.
The data tool called Veza will allow citizens to rate the service they received at a particular police station.
John Perlman speaks to Corruption Watch head of stakeholder and campaigns Kavisha Pillay about the tool.
You also can access information about your rights, a lot of people don t understand their rights.
Corruption Watch has launched a tool to enable the public to access police budgets, rate and review a station's services and nominate police officers who are doing a good job.
Corruption Watch (CW), in response to the many whistle-blower complaints it has received on police corruption, and inspired by its engagements with communities experiencing police violence and abuse, today launches an interactive open data tool – Veza (a colloquial term for ‘reveal’ or ‘expose’).
The first of its kind in South Africa, Veza improves transparency in policing in the country, and places the power to hold the South African Police Service (SAPS) accountable in the hands of the public.
The stand-out advantage of this innovative tool is its ability to equip a wide range of people, from researchers, journalists, activists and communities to the public at large, with the knowledge and insight to demand better and more accountable policing.
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