Fighting Corruption in South Africa
11/11/2013
South Africa
Hello there, and welcome to “As It Is,” VOA’s daily show for people learning American English.
I’m Christopher Cruise in Washington.
Today on the program, we hear from Anita Powell. She is VOA’s main radio and television reporter for southern Africa. She tells us about the South African city of Johannesburg -- a place she considers both strange and energetic.
“The city can be crazy and hard-edged, but it has an energy that I have rarely seen anywhere else. Here in Johannesburg, anything goes, and everyone is welcome. And we like it that way.”
But first, we report on the issue of corruption in South Africa, and what officials there say they are doing about it…
Fighting Corruption in South Africa
The group Transparency International follows corruption in many countries. It recently released a report that may finally lead to real changes in South Africa.
The report says almost half of South Africans paid a bribe for a necessary service.
The worldwide average is about 25 percent.
Paul Hoffman heads the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa. He is not surprised by the finding.
“Corruption thrives when there’s an absence of public accountability, where the levels of transparency in governance are lacking and where a culture of impunity takes root. And all three of those factors are available in abundance in South Africa.”
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