Cape Town — One of the biggest issues currently plaguing South Africans is corruption, with 4 out of 5 South Africans believe the government is not doing enough to combat it.
This is according to the latest report by Corruption Watch where the research showed the perceptions, characteristics and experiences of corruption in South Africa’s private and public sectors.
The survey was a quantitative study with a minimum of 1 500 respondents across all provinces, with 764 comprised of Gauteng, KZN and Western Cape residents. The study featured people of all races and ages.
The respondents main concerns were the lack of ability and efficacy to fight corruption. 49% of respondents expressed low levels of confidence and two-thirds expressed no confidence, with a fifth expressing full confidence.
“Without action the fight against corruption lacks meaning for those afflicted by human rights violations and inadequate service delivery because the greed of the corrupt impacts them the most. As predicted and warned, the ordinary man and woman have not only lost trust in politicians, but they are distrusting state institutions which are the bedrock of our democracy.” CW’s Melusi Ncala said.
Corruption Watch has released the findings of the survey titled ‘The Impact of Corruption: Insights from Perceptions and Experiences’, which highlights the prevalence of corruption in the public and private sectors. Melusi Ncala elaborates on the findings.
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According to The Citizen, Sindile Nhalbi said, after seven years, she is battling to get an identity document from the department of home affairs and has lost hope of doing so due to the ongoing struggle to corruption within the system. A taxi driver from Pimville admitted to bribing traffic officers every morning, “like a tradition”.
“There are taxi drivers who do not have driver’s licenses and they pay traffic officers every day. If traffic officers actually committed to doing their job, many drivers would be arrested,” he said.
“The findings of this report are timely as our present democracy heads for its seventh national polls. The story of corruption is well documented and these citizens provide us with an indication of the country’s mood. ” Ncala added.
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