RT Article
T1 Combating corruption in South Africa: assessing the performance of investigating and prosecuting agencies: research
JF Acta criminologica
VO 31
IS 2
SP 23
OP 46
A1 Budhram, Trevor
A2 Geldenhuys, Nicolaas
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1744487332
AB Corruption in South Africa is endemic and statistical data show that government is failing to combat this scourge effectively. Mcebisi Jonas, former Deputy Finance Minister, has observed that South Africa has experienced a ‘silent coup’ and become a ‘shadow state’ riddled with corruption, while others say that the country is on the verge of becoming a ‘Mafia state’ and a recipe for a failed state. This article assesses and reports on the performance of role players responsible for the investigation and prosecution of corruption, based on published data from annual reports and statistics for the three-year period 2014/15 to 2016/17. The performance of similar bodies in Hong Kong, Singapore and Lithuania is considered. It is shown that the successes achieved by South African agencies in combating corruption are limited and relatively lower than their three international counterparts.
K1 Anti-Corruption Task Team
K1 Bribery
K1 Corruption
K1 Criminal justice system,
K1 Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation
K1 Independent Police Investigative Directorate
K1 Military Police Division
K1 National Prosecuting Authority
K1 Public Protector
K1 South African Police Service
K1 Special Investigating Unit and State capture