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How to tackle corruption
The EconomistAvril Andrews, Leslie Weingard, Shamila Bhattoyi, Max Nefudov, Cynthia Agnes Soraya Stimple
- New leadership in South Africa is expected to drive top-down change, having already begun firing Zuma associates and revamping state-owned enterprise boards, though monitors maintain a need for continued vigilance.
- The Zondo Commission aims to finalize its investigation into the extent and forms of corruption to provide recommendations for minimizing these levels, while simultaneously educating the public on specific events from the Zuma administration.
- The Chief Public Prosecutor anticipates that enforcing prosecutions against specific individuals will convert political rhetoric into action, establishing certainty of investigation as the primary deterrent to crime.
- Transparency in public money flows is identified as vital for systemic transformation, with Ukraine's ProZorro system projected to save 7-8% of tender values through usability improvements, compulsory auctions, and anti-collusion mechanisms.
- The Serious Fraud Office views the Rolls-Royce settlement and its associated financial penalties and operational conditions as a necessary disincentive to demonstrate that corrupt behavior has ceased.
- Rolls-Royce expects its deployment of new technology and a code of conduct application to facilitate a cultural shift that reduces the likelihood of future corruption.
- Whistleblowers argue that rewarding those who expose wrongdoing, rather than punishing them, is essential for installing an ethical culture, with increased visibility of whistleblowers expected to bolster South Africans' collective will to challenge corruption.
- The introduction of new tools to expose wrongdoing and ensure accountability is predicted to feed momentum for change across the public, business, and government sectors.
- While the identity of a specific killer remains known to the police, police corruption is acknowledged as a significant risk that has stalled the pursuit of justice for the victim's family.