Question

research any organization in South Africa that is dealing with corruption and fraud excluding SAPS .Evaluate if they have been successful or not in exercising their mandate

Answer 1

The Hawks are South Africa's Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DCPI), and they replaced the former Scorpions. The organization is designed to target organized crime, economic crime and corruption.

When established in 2008 by Zuma, there were concerns that transforming the Scorpions into the Hawks was going to cause them to be less effective. It now appears that during the period following the replacement, levels of corruption increased. This might show that the organization has not been very successful in exercising their mandate.

Answer 2

The government has established National Anti-Corruption Forum which aims to:

·         Prevent and fight corruption

·         Upgrade protection for whistleblowers and witnesses

·         Blacklisting the corrupt individuals and businesses

·         Upgrade management policies and practices

·         Sustain professional ethics

·         Stakeholder partnerships

·         Analysis and research on policies

·         Awareness, training and education