Article Search

 The big business of bribery
    Graeme Hosken
    December 06 2006 at 08:34AM
Get IOL on your
mobile at m.iol.co.za

South Africa has been ranked as one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to big business bribing foreign governments. This was revealed at the National Anti-Corruption Forum (NACF) meeting in Pretoria on Tuesday ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on Saturday.

Adding to the country's corruption woes is that there are few, if any, mechanisms in place to deal with the tens of thousands of corruption reports received by government and few means to protect whistle-blowers.

The meeting, which was the last NACF meeting for the year, comes as Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi admitted there had been few, if any, investigation means available to deal with thousands of corruption calls received by the national anti-corruption hotline (NACH) each year.
Continues Below ↓





Since September 2004, the NACH, managed by the Public Service Commission, has received 2 296 calls, but have only been able to deal with 830 of the allegations.

'Haiti is the most corrupt country in the world'
The 830 investigations have resulted in the dismissal of 20 officials from the public service and the suspension of 17 employees pending the outcome of the investigations.

The Social Development Department corruption hotline received 40 168 corruption allegations while the South African Revenue Services hotline received 40 715 corruption reports since 2004.

Fraser-Moleketi, who said 2006 had been a positive year fighting corruption, claimed in a statement the Transparency International Bribe Payer's Index 2006 (TIBPI) had ranked South Africa 24th out of 30 countries, "indicating there is a strong possibility South African businesses will bribe foreign officials in other countries".

Haiti is the most corrupt country in the world, according to the 2006 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index.


Continues...


Email StoryPrint Story
BOOKMARK THIS STORY
Social bookmarking allows users to save and categorise a personal collection of bookmarks and share them with others. This is different to using your own browser bookmarks which are available using the menus within your web browser.

Use the links below to share this article on the social bookmarking site of your choice.

Read more about social bookmarking at Wikipedia - Social Bookmarking

muti



Subscribe now to Pretoria News
Watch IOLs latest videos on YouTube Join IOLs Facebook page Follow IOL on Twitter





     Online Services

Date Your Destiny
 
I'm a 27 year old woman looking to meet men between the ages of 27 and 50.
 

     More Services

     More Politics Stories

     Breaking News      Most Read Stories
      Top News Stories
      Top South Africa Stories
      Top Reads - Yesterday



     Entertainment      Motoring
Michael apologies to Lisa Marie
VIDEO: Cars? Check. The Stig? Check. Eye candy? No
Madonna eyes new toyboy

     Business
Cashing in on Mandela, 20 years after freedom
Toyota South Africa recalls 52 546 vehicles
Honda expands airbag recall as more Toyotas probed
FIRST DRIVES: Hyundai's new 'Tucson' and sexy Sonata
Toyota SA in huge accelerator-pedal recall
Struggling new teams can miss three races - Todt
Classic machines howl at Killarney Historic meeting
Yamaha, Ducati set pace at Sepang

     Travel
Travel beats marriage as top Valentine's gift
New vision strikes a chord
Discovering the pleasure of paradise
Spend 11 nights cruising the Med
Liquor-free hotel opens in Cape Town
     Careers
Changing lanes in the career highway
Getting to grips with the transport industry
To be your own boss, believe in yourself first
Salary survey puts unstable economy into the equation
Development of child is key