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Journal of Public Administration (JOPA)

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ISSN : 2
Developing an anti-corruption strategy for the South African public sector

Author: S. Dintwe D. Masiloane

Affiliation: 1University of South Africa

Source: Journal of Public Administration, 2023-03-22 09:02:52

Accreditation: Department of Higher Education and Training(DHET)



Abstract: Developing an anti-corruption strategy for the South African public sector

Despite the existence of numerous policy frameworks pertinent to fraud and corruption in the South Africa's public sector, the statistics and reports of corrupt activities in the government of South Africa remain epidemic. The enactment of pieces of legislation such as the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, the Public Finance Management Act and the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, to mention but a few augured a positive turning point in corruption after the advent of democracy. However, amid those legislative ramifications, little positive results have been recorded almost twenty years into the democratic dispensation. Due to what appears to be legislative deficiency and inadequacy of investigation agencies such as the Special Investigation Unit, The Public Protector and other oversight bodies, corruption continues to emasculate public accountability leading to a continuous subversion of public inte