JOHANNESBURG - South Africa remains one of the most corrupt countries in the world and Corruption Watch says it's getting worse.
On Friday, the world commemorates International Anti-Corruption Day.
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Corruption Watch's executive director Karam Singh said, "of course in the moment since Corruption Watch was formed in 2012, things have got worse in terms with the era of state capture and the rise of what most would say an endemic corruption problem."
"We advocate for transparency and accountability for ethical conduct."
"There’s specific issues we focus on to ensure we have enhanced system for whistle-blower protection and support.”
"What we saw during state capture was the link between government, private sector and state capture and collusion in high places."
"But there are other ways corruption can exhibit itself…perhaps let’s start with the definition what constitutes corruption.”“
"We’ve developed the definition of corruption working on a model from Transparency International."
"It takes about the abuse of power or resources by anyone for private gain."
"So what we’re talking about in that definition is focusing on the idea that corruption can take multiple forms and often involves the looting of public resources in an improper way often in collusion as you noted between private sector and private sector officials.”