Posts tagged with 'Corruption watch'

 

SURVEY – SAPS CONSIDERED MOST CORRUPT INSTITUTION IN SA

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Of the 47,000 citizens surveyed in 35 African countries, more than half believed corruption was getting worse in their country.

The Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) Africa on Thursday revealed that the South African Police Service (SAPS) is considered the most corrupt institution in the country.

The GCB is the largest, most detailed survey of citizens’ views on corruption and bribery in Africa. The survey was conducted between the end of July and September last year.

The survey also revealed that 64% of those surveyed think corruption levels increased during the past 12 months. However, overall the SAPS was considered the most corrupt institution in South Africa.

“It is absolutely essential that corruption in the police is tackled. I have to say that it is not an uncommon result across countries and not only in Africa. In some sense, police have extraordinary power and therefore it is there to be abused,” said Corruption Watch’s
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ARMS DEAL COMMISSION FAILED TO DO ITS JOB – Corruption Watch wants the court to review and set aside the findings of the inquiry that was appointed by former president Jacob Zuma

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The court application by Corruption Watch and Right2know comes after Judge Willie Seriti, who headed the commission exonerated politicians of wrongdoing-when he released his report in 2016.

Corruption Watch has argued in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that the arms deal commission failed to do its job.

The anti-corruption organisation wants the court to review and set aside the findings of the inquiry that was appointed by former president Jacob Zuma in 2011 to investigate alleged corruption in the multibillion-rand arms procurement deal in 1999.

The court application by Corruption Watch and Right2know comes after Judge Willie Seriti, who headed the commission, exonerated politicians of wrongdoing when he released his report in 2016.

Advocate Geoff Budlender argued before a full bench of judges that the arms deal inquiry failed to carry out its constitutional functions of investigating allegations of fraud and corruption regarding the
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Latest corruption: 62% of reported fraud was committed by officials, all of them employed by the ANC and DA figures – no wonder white voters are reluctant to vote

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Corruption Watch’s latest figures on corruption are pointing to the problem in South Africa.

Abuse of authority was 23%, Bribery 18%, Employer corruption 12%, Tender fraud 21% and other 26%. If authority abuse, bribery and tender fraud are added together, we find that.

Political analysts say the numbers are going to make a percentage of white voters reluctant to vote, and others are now more confused than before about which party they should now support.

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