BUSINESS MAVERICK: WEF: Corruption is a state of mind, and of the state

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BUSINESS MAVERICK: WEF: Corruption is a state of mind, and of the state By Tim Cohen

Listen to the president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi talk about corruption and you suddenly understand why his country has a handle on corruption, and the country below it does not. SA is one of many countries around the world to have made little or no progress in combating corruption. The index rates countries from zero to 100, SA has a score of 44, which puts us about 70th out of 180 countries.

“It does not mean there is no corruption in Botswana. There is corruption. But you have to be dynamic by responding and plugging the holes. Botswana exists not in isolation. We are part of Southern Africa, we are part of Africa, we are part of the global community. The fact that we have been able to extricate ourselves from negative influences speaks a lot to our governance.”

Botswana has started a Directorate of Integrity, managed from the president’s office, because, said Masisi, it needs to influence other departments. The judiciary has appointed a judge dedicated to combating corruption. He also challenged Transparency International to help track people who benefit from corruption, but don’t live in the countries where it is perpetrated.

 

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From a school in Namibia on the walls of Namibia’s Home Affairs.

Tell that to this corrupt thieving ANC government!

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