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peace and justice causing significant public controversy 83 despite efforts by the anc government to clear instances of misappropriation 84 boesak was found guilty of stealing r332 000 in 1999 and convicted 85 in 1995 senior anc member winnie mandela was accused of receiving a us 20 000 bribe from a building contracting company so they could secure government tenders to build public housing 82 sarafina 2 was a government funded play based on the musical sarafina that was to increase awareness of the south african hiv aids epidemic in 1996 the anc and south african government were criticized for not taking action against health minister nkosazana zuma and other anc members accused of corruption and misconduct in organising the us 4 million play 82 anc member and deputy minister of environment and tourism bantu holomisa was expelled from the anc in 1996 after holomisa accused former transkei prime minister stella sigcau and a number of anc members of being involved in a corrupt relationship with the south african casino magnate sol kerzner 86 87 former president jacob zuma s financial advisor schabir shaik was sentenced to 15 years in 2005 for soliciting a bribe from a french arms company thales in 1999 the bribe was solicited on behalf of zuma when he was deputy president of south africa 70 then presidential spokesperson mac maharaj was implicated in the bribery scandal when investigated by the scorpions in 2003 88 2000s edit new national party politician abe williams was convicted in the year 2000 of corruption involving r240 112 and theft of r383 000 of donor funds intended for the upliftment of impoverished west coast communities 89 90 the 2004 oilgate scandal involved the transfer of r11 million from the state owned petrosa to the anc so as to help fund its re election campaign in the run up to the 2004 national elections 91 92 the mail guardian newspaper was controversially gagged by the courts from publishing a report on the scandal following the election 93 tony yengeni the anc s chief parliamentary whip was found guilty of fraud in 2005 after yengeni received a large discount on a luxury car from a firm bidding for a government contract 70 in 2007 goodwood police station commander siphiwu hewana was found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by tampering with the docket for convicted fraudster tony yengeni s arrest for driving under the influence 94 in 2005 the travelgate scandal exposed members of parliament who were found to have illegally used parliamentary travel vouchers in a fraud exceeding r37 000 000 for personal use as the cfo who identified the fraud reported i harry charlton fca jp can confirm 6 travel agents and 435 then past and present mp s including 3 members of mbeki s cabinet were implicated most of them anc mps 50 plea bargained for sentences that would allow them to remain as mps there were 3 formats of fraud totalling in excess of r37 million usd12 million the investigation went back 15 months but there was clear evidence that the fraud had been operating for a longer period as i would not cooperate my services were terminated by secretary dingani in january 2016 95 dingani was himself terminated for fraud 96 former south african president thabo mbeki and sepp blatter agreed to a 10m deal in 2007 which us prosecutors say was a bribe to secure the 2010 world cup 97 2010s edit former national police commissioner and ex president of interpol jackie selebi was charged with graft in july 2010 for receiving at least r120 000 from alleged crime syndicate boss glenn agliotti 98 the vrede dairy project was a 2012 government project established to empower black dairy farmers in the town of vrede for r250 million the gupta family 99 and free state provincial premier ace magashule were implicated in the theft of almost all the project s funds 100 the national secretary general of the anc ace magashule was suspended from his position 101 and arrested on 21 charges of corruption 102 for his involvement in a 2014 corruption scandal that took place whilst he was premier of the free state 103 the r255 million contract to remove asbestos from public housing in the province was awarded to blackhead consulting 103 which in turn made numerous payments to third parties at magashule s instruction or with his knowledge 104 in 2015 the german offices of the south african based private company steinhoff international were raided 105 106 this publicly exposed one of the biggest cases of corporate fraud in south africa s history 107 implicating steinhoff s south african ceo markus jooste 108 the collapse of the vbs mutual bank in 2018 due to fraud and corruption created a scandal that implicated municipalities 109 the anc 110 and the economic freedom fighters 111 government contractor bosasa was found to have been giving senior anc members bribes to secure lucrative government contracts and avoid investigation after the scandal was exposed and the company entered voluntary liquidation in 2019 the ceo gavin watson died in uncertain circumstances 112 113 in 2023 two of the companies court appointed liquidators were shot dead in a suspected assassination that was allegedly connected to their work tracing bosasa s finances 114 115 2020s edit the emergence of a rogue unit within the western cape crime intelligence division of the south african police service saps resulted in the murder of investigating officer charl kinnear in 2020 116 corruption within the gauteng provincial government department of health resulted in the 2021 murder of babita deokaran 117 118 digital vibes scandal involving minister of health zweli mkhize awarding a large covid 19 communications tender to family members 119 the 2025 nhlanhla mkhwanazi whistleblowing scandal involving accusations of high ranking police officials politicians and members of the judiciary aiding criminal syndicates and obstructing justice 120 121 the independent development trust idt ceo s tebogo malaka kickbacks for tenders corruption scandal and exposed attempts to bribe an investigating journalist to cover up the story in 2025 122 123 124 national police commissioner fannie masemola is suspended and charged with corruption in 2026 for irregularities in the awarding of a medical services contract making him the fourth permanent head of the south african police service to be removed or suspended before completing a term in office 125 126 anti corruption initiatives edit government initiatives against corruption are coordinated by the department of public service and administration 127 the public protector also plays a role in fighting corruption a disbanded independent anti corruption unit named the scorpions was replaced by the hawks 128 south africa s directorate for priority crime investigation dpci commonly known as the hawks was designed to target organized crime economic crime and corruption 128 the group was established by the zuma administration in 2008 128 south africa has a well developed framework and legislation outlining corruption initiatives the prevention and combating of corruption act pcca criminalizes corruption in public and private sectors and codifies specific offences making it easier for courts to use the legislation 129 this act especially condemns bribery extortion abuse of power and money laundering while obliging public officials to report corruption offences 129 like many corruption regulations in south africa the pcca is poorly implemented and the act does not include any protection measures for whistle blowers 129 the national anti corruption forum provides an online guide to the prevention and combating of corruption act pcca 130 other acts like the promotion of access to information act call for increased access to public information 130 the public finance management act examines government expenditures and the code of conduct for assembly and permanent council members calls for the full disclosure of members to report gifts 130 enforcement mechanisms remain weak for many of these preventative acts allowing for corrupt actions to go unreported south africa has ratified the united nations convention against corruption the african union convention on preventing and combating corruption and the oecd anti bribery convention 130 in 2020 south africa saw multiple high profile corruption arrests including former mangaung mayor olly mlamleli 131 and two senior police officials lieutenant generals khomotso phahlane 132 and bonang mgwenya 133 despite these efforts perceptions of the growth of corruption in south africa continued to increase and deepen in 2023 and 2024 134 135 136 with the country s corruption perceptions index dropping below the global average for the first time 135 zondo commission edit see also zondo commission in 2018 the zondo commission of inquiry was set up to investigate allegations of state capture and corruption during the administration of president jacob zuma testimony given during the inquiry implicated bosasa 137 bain company 138 139 140 the gupta family and associates of former president zuma 141 during the inquiry hearings a joint memorandum signed by the embassies of the united states the united kingdom the netherlands germany and switzerland representing countries that make up 75 of foreign direct investment into south africa warned that if unaddressed corruption would have a negative impact on future investment in south africa it called for president ramaphosa to act against perpetrators of corruption 142 the south african government responded that it was disappointed by the memorandum not following acceptable diplomatic practices 143 the zondo commission s findings in 2022 exposed widespread corruption 144 145 three years later commentators 146 147 148 and politicians 149 150 have questioned the lack of action in implementing the commission s findings to pursuing identified individuals accused of corruption notes edit angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros côte d ivoire democratic republic of the congo djibouti equatorial guinea eritrea eswatini ethiopia gabon gambia ghana guinea guinea bissau kenya lesotho liberia madagascar malawi mali mauritania mauritius mozambique namibia niger nigeria republic of the congo rwanda sao tome and principe senegal seychelles sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan tanzania togo uganda zambia and zimbabwe 19 see also edit international anti corruption academy group of states against corruption international anti corruption day iso 37001 anti bribery management systems united nations convention against corruption oecd anti bribery convention judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture corruption and fraud in the public sector including organs of state references edit lodge tom 31 december 2011 political corruption in south africa political corruption isbn 9781412813891 cite journal cs1 maint periodical has 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