Too much talk and no action: South Africa stagnates on corruption index

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There have been no real consequences for the perpetrators of the widespread graft, says Corruption Watch.

, will be to earnestly start with the prosecutions of the implicated individuals and organisations.

In 2012 South Africa scored 43, ranking 69 out of 176 countries that were assessed that year. Fast forward to 2021, and the country sits at a dismal 44, the same as last year, dropping one place and now ranking at 70 out of the now 180 countries. Not only is there widespread public interest in the recommendations of the state capture commission report, there is also an expectation that prosecutions will begin to reel in the many complicit individuals, from both the private and public sectors.

 

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