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BusinessLive reports that the government has launched a niche unit aimed at curbing corruption and fraud among public servants by implementing norms and standards on ethics, integrity and discipline management in the civil service.
This comes as a recent survey found that South Africans perceived corruption as increasing during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s term at the Union Buildings. The newly established public administration ethics, integrity and disciplinary technical assistance unit was launched by public service and administration minister Ayanda Dlodlo this week. The minister said while the unit had no criminal jurisdiction or investigative mandate, it had authority to refer reported corruption and unethical cases to law-enforcement entities for investigation. Dlodlo described the unit — which is part of the state’s anti-corruption task team — as an “integral cog in the anti-corruption machinery of government and an important instrument to address corruption, fraud and unethical conduct in the public administration”. She added: “Co-operation between the unit, law enforcement and other relevant agencies is key to identify public administration employees involved in corruption.” Dlodlo indicated that this included cases involving public servants involved in fraud relating to the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), the special relief of distress fund, and personal protective equipment procurement. Dlodlo said the unit was also aimed at curbing the practice of employees doing business with the state.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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