Corruption At A Glance In South Africa

Corruption in South Africa: What ODAC can tell you -Don't think you've heard it all before.. There are two main laws in South 35.3% Africa which contribute to keeping of you have heard information open and protecting those who fight corruption: about it.. 1. The Promotion of Access to Information Act 28.7% of you have 2. The Protected Disclosures Act heard about it. Good right? But what good is it to you if you don't know about them? After all, what South African's do know is that, increasingly, whistleblowers should be protected: 2007 2011 But is corruption R100 billion even a BIG is reportedly lost to corruption annually in South Africa. deal in South Africa? And the Special Investigating Unit REARERRER admits that about a quarter of state procurement expenditure is wasted through overpayment and corruption. Each of these people represent 10 000 South Africans The wasted expenditure on state procurement alone could have provided salaries to over 230 000 of the average earning South African. Still not shocked? Maybe it'll help to think of it in terms of our social grants system... A South African child In spite of their inadequacy, many support grant would only many South African families are be enough to feed a child completely reliant on these social around 2 happy meals a grants to survive. week.. Money spent by government In total, money lost to corruption on social grants in 2011: (including private and public sector): R97 billion RI00 billion ODAC "That which can be destroyed by the truth, should be". - P.C. Hodgell Open Democracy Advice Centre [online diagramming & design] creatély.com R30 billion