As the business of sport booms why does this come with an increasing frequency of integrity scandals of bribery, corruption and cheating?
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Mexico City is suffering through an air quality crisis this spring, but institutional corruption is making the proposed solution – restricting car usage – ineffective.
A high level of perceived corruption by top government officials deters people from being tax-compliant.
Whistleblowers need better incentives, compensation and protection under Australian law, especially those in the private and not-for-profit sectors.
South Africa’s transition to democracy was based on the values of inclusive politics, reconciliation, human rights and constitutionalism. Twenty-two years on, how has the country fared?
There are gains to be made from going green.
The world’s third-largest movie industry in Nigeria is in danger of collapse. It is not to do with patrons staying away from the films. It is caused by a menace right in the heart of the industry.
Brazilians are disgusted with all their politicians. Can anyone take control?
Focusing on ‘corrupt countries’ misses the point – it is people who are corrupt and their money flows in and out of shady deals all the time.
Democracy resulted in a sea change in the governing ANC. In the past, only highly committed idealists joined the party. Today’s splits and factions are about patronage and clientelism.
The headlines are full of stories of corruption and mega scandals, but what does it mean for the rest of us? And what makes the economic cost of corruption so high?
Angola’s Dos Santos is buying time. His promise to step down is an attempt to diffuse growing political tensions, as repression continues. He might relinquish his position, but not his power.
South Africa’s governing ANC has to respond to public outcry about state capture or run the risk of electoral losses.
The administration of Dilma Rousseff is caught in a rapidly accelerating cycle of discontent.
A massive corruption scandal is engulfing Brazil’s political establishment – but reports of the country’s imminent collapse are greatly exaggerated.
South Africa’s finance minister delivered a good mix of macro and micro-economic strategies to ensure the country survives economic uncertainty, restores confidence and achieves some growth.
South Africa has never reached an embedded democratic state. Its post-apartheid experience more realistically reflects ongoing oscillation between a deepening and a reversal of democratic liberties.
If most of your knowledge about the mafia comes from The Godfather, you should probably read this.
For the most part, Australian sports are heavily regulated and proactive in addressing doping. The same cannot be said about gambling.
Fresh details about the findings of the World Anti Doping Authority raise questions about athletics chiefs.
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Professor in Political Science, University of South Africa
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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