The recently released corruption perception index has revealed that corruption in
The index measures perceived levels of
public sector corruption and ranks countries based on a scale of 0-100 and South Africa is now ranked 42.
Corruption Watch said the stable SA’s index
scores can be attributed to the level of outraged expressed by the public in
the form of service delivery protests.
Corruption Watch’s Bongi Mlangeni said the
level of outraged that is being expressed is indicative of how people feel
about corruption in this country.
Mlangeni said the public is sending a
strong message to leaders both in government and business that we can no longer
tolerate corruption and there needs to be accountability in dealing with public
funds.
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