PAPER CRITIQUE

CORRUPTION-THE CHALLENGE TO GOOD

GOVERNANCE: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE

SOMA PILLAY
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY,
HWATHORNE CAMPUS, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Prepared by: Shazlina binti Haji Abdul Jalil
 Table of Content
1. List of References
2. Issues to be considered
 List of References
O Zuma, J. (1999) Speech by Deputy President to the
Inaugural South Africa- Nigeria Joint Commission, Nigeria.
O Zuma, J. (2000) Speech by Deputy President at the UN
General Assembly Special Session on Social Development.
O Zuma, J. (2001) Speech by Deputy President at the 21st
Franco- Africa Summit.
O Constitution of Republic of South Africa, Statues of the
Republic of South Africa-Constitutional Law
O Batho Pele Handbook
 Capacity of The best way to
Nature of effectively and
existing
Corruption realistically improve
institutions to
Nationally the corruption issues
address it

1. Highlights on corruption
fundamentally runs
contrary to accountability
and the rule of law because
it undermines governance,
diminishes public trust,
threatens ethics of
government and society
2. To have a focus on corporate
governance to promote a
corruption free country
3. The features and the causes
of corruption among which
includes insufficient
coordination within the
public service, poor
information on corruption
and its impact on good
governance.
1. Lack of Resources like
1. The transformation into
insufficient finance and
good governance and
human resources
corruption free public
2. Case information that
service using two tools.
dealt with by the agencies
i. The South African
are a matter of back log
Constitution 1996
cases
(ACT 108 0f 1996)
3. Coordination among the
which act as a
agencies to fight
mechanism to the
corruption as one
public servants
4. Different agencies to have
ii. The Batho Pele which
areas of specialization
was introduced in 1997
where each agencies is to
for the transformation
have their own focus and
in the Public Service
to reduce overlaps among
Delivery
the agencies.

ISSUES TO CONSIDER