Our Work In:

Corruption Watch

Postal address:
PO Box 30630 Braamfontein 2017
South Africa

Physical address:
8th Floor Heerengracht Building,
87 De Korte Street,
Braamfontein, Gauteng
South Africa

Telephone: +27 11 242 3900
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/

Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in South Africa

We have an ALAC in South Africa that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.

Country data

Corruption Perceptions Index

2022 Rank

72/180

2022 Score

43/100

Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. The index offers an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from all over the globe. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodology used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next.

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Global Corruption Barometer

64%

Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*

18%

Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*

*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Africa - 10th Edition 2019

Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.

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Our activity in South Africa

News

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A woman carrying a bucket walks past police officers wearing anti protest gear

CPI 2022 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Corruption compounding multiple crises

News • 31 January 2023

Corruption is damaging crucial enablers of progress – democracy, security and development – across Sub-Saharan Africa.

G20 Indonesia meeting room, delegates preparing in the background

Russia in the room: G20 Bali summit must denounce kleptocracy

News • 11 November 2022

Unless measures against illicit finance are prioritised, G20 is on track to lose anti-corruption credibility at the Bali summit.

People protest against the increase in the cost of living and corruption in Luanda, Angola

CPI 2021 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Amid democratic turbulence, deep-seated corruption exacerbates threats to freedoms

News • 25 January 2022

2021 was a turbulent year for Sub-Saharan Africa. On a continent where corruption plunders precious natural resources and impedes access to public services for millions of people,…

Are African countries preventing corruption and prosecuting related crimes?

News • 04 February 2021

Many governments are falling behind on their commitments under the African Union’s anti-corruption convention.

Projects

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Accountable mining

Project

The Accountable Mining Programme, led by TI Australia, is shining a spotlight on the process of obtaining a mining or exploration permit.

Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress – Africa inequalities initiative (REAP)

Project

We are working to speed up global progress in tackling illicit financial flows, tax evasion and tax avoidance – abusive practices that perpetuate economic inequalities and…

Towards Enforcement of African Commitments Against Corruption

Project

The Towards Enforcement of Africa’s Commitments against Corruption project aims to reduce corruption in Africa by supporting civil society actors in their efforts to monitor the…