Bribery of foreign public officials is of particular concern for Canada, considering the tendency for Canadian multinationals to engage in bribery and corruption in the Global South.
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While social responsibility can help establish a culture founded on transparency and accountability, AI tools can assist companies in implementing these values within the organization.
Ajay, right, and Atul Gupta are on the run from the law in South Africa. Their sibling Rajesh is wanted on fraud and money laundering along with Atul.
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A judicial commission has found that the Guptas orchestrated massive corruption and the capture of the South African state, with the help of their friend, former president Jacob Zuma.
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has undertaken several anti-corruption projects.
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Corruption must be made a high-risk enterprise so that when offenders are caught, the laws will be enforced
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly, and lawyer Dali Mpofu at the interviews for the next chief justice.
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There has been a clear attempt to undermine the role of the Judicial Service Commission by some who sit on it.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the 2022 state of the nation address.
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Reviving the capacity of the state is also crucial to shoring up support for democracy in the long term.
Ajay Gupta, left, and Atul Gupta, the masterminds behind state capture in South Africa.
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The scale of the Guptas’ rapaciousness meant that, within just a few years, the institutions they leeched were in a state of collapse.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya, left, visits homeless people at Johannnesburg’s Park Station on ‘Census Night’, 2 February.
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The census will focus everyone in on the core challenges the country faces, where they are, and who is most affected.
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Top-down enforcement of rules is not working; it has to be in people’s own interests to behave ethically.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) with his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in Harare in 2019.
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The ANC retains its determination to rule yet lacks the capacity to do so effectively. The only way out of the dilemma is its defeat in an election.
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Australia has plummeted in Transparency International’s corruption perception index over the past decade. It’s time our leaders commit to real reform.
South Africa’s President and African National Congress (ANC) party President Cyril Ramaphosa cuts the cake during the ANC’s 110th anniversary celebrations.
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Ramaphosa currently has no known rivals with widespread support within the African National Congress.
South African and African National Congress party’s President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the ANC’s 110th anniversary celebrations.
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South Africans are led by a dithering president at the helm of an inept political party which has already passed its sell by date.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has delivered his first report on state capture to South African president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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The inquiry’s findings could be a defining moment for South Africa, but only if the work of the Commission leads to concrete action and systemic change.
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As the year ends, New Zealand has done well in important global measures of success. But closer to home, the numbers often told a different story.
The Anti-Corruption Court building in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Realistic and analytical evaluation could save the Indonesian government from adopting legal reform projects that are costly and likely to fail.
South African trade union members take mass strike action against corruption in October 2020.
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South Africa isn’t doing enough to tackle corruption. Key regulatory and oversight agencies are underfunded. And accountability is weak.
Lamine Diack during the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships, Beijing 2015.
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Lamine Diack’s life revolved around politics and sports.
US president Joe Biden and Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi at the G20 summit in October 2021.
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Africa can make important contributions to the issues on the agenda: defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and respect for human rights.
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Vote buying subverts a key component of a functioning democracy - elections.
Supporters of main opposition Democratic Alliance wave the national flag ahead of the 2021 local elections.
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The 2021 local government elections signals widespread disillusionment with representative democracy that only a sea change in service delivery can fix.