Open AccessKorrupsie en regerings etiek
Author(s) -
Willemien Du Plessis
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
koers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.166
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2304-8557
pISSN - 0023-270X
DOI - 10.4102/koers.v54i4.858
Subject(s) - legislation , language change , government (linguistics) , political science , position (finance) , phenomenon , public administration , law , business , finance , art , linguistics , philosophy , physics , literature , quantum mechanics
Corruption is a world-wide phenomenon. In 1989 the Advocate-general of South Africa suggested that consideration should be given to the introduction of legislation similar to the 1978 USA Ethics in Government Act. A g a in s t this background , corruption in the public sector is discussed in general. This is followed by an analyse is of the present position in the U SA and South Africa regarding the disclosure and prevention of corruption. In conclusion it is recommended that the Advocate-General's functions should be extended to be in accordance to that of an ombudsman and that legislation providing for the disclosure and suppression of corruption should be introduced