This report examines how the National Prosecuting Authority and the Public Protector have operated in a politically charged environment. The...
Protecting the public or politically compromised? South Africa’s anti-corruption bodies
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Investigating corruption in South Africa: cooperation or conflict?
Problems with the Hawks’ corruption investigations are considered, and how the NPA’s Investigating Directorate will impact their work. The Hawks are...
Internal affairs: do South Africa’s largest political parties effectively police corruption?
This report explores the performance of political parties in using internal systems for holding members accountable. While South Africa’s political...
State capture and the political manipulation of criminal justice agencies
This submission to the Zondo state capture inquiry examines manipulation and interference in SA’s criminal justice agencies. This is a joint...
Arresting corruption in Africa: role of the youth
To reverse Africa’s corruption trend the AU and other agencies must involve youth in the anti-corruption agenda. Young people are most exposed to...
Counting the covert: Using data to understand corruption in South Africa
The monograph puts forward a more clearly defined system of classifying corruption in South Africa. This monograph investigates concerns about...
Protector or predator? Tackling police corruption in South Africa
This monograph explores corruption in the SAPS prior to and after democratisation in 1994. Corruption remains a serious challenge to the...
Independence will sharpen the teeth of SA’s Special Investigating Unit
As South Africa’s premier anti-corruption body dedicated to tackling graft, the SIU needs boosting. Considering its important position in South...
Tackling corruption through productivity – Prof Mushtaq Khan
Guest Lecture with Prof Mushtaq Khan on Political Settlements
The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance (UCT) launched its Guest Lecture Series in February 2023 with a riveting presentation by Prof Ha-Joon Chang. This series brings some of the leading public policy scholars and practitioners from around the world to share their insights with our students, researchers, UCT community and policymakers.
State capture: an entirely new type of corruption
This report explores the harnessing of South Africa’s state apparatus to serve private interests. This report explores the phenomenon of state...
Accountability for Corruption: The Role of the Special Investigating Unit
The Special Investigating Unit occupies a somewhat paradoxical position in the South African anti-corruption architecture. Before March 2017, when...