Corruption Watch: Gauteng leads corruption tally

Corruption Watch's executive director, David Lewis, says corruption cannot be overcome without those who are willing to blow the whistle.

 

Lewis describes them as the heroes of our times.

 

“2017 was a landmark year but it was only reached with great effort on the part of civil society and the media and an independent judiciary.  Above all, it was achieved by an active and vigilant public."

 

The organisation has called society to continue reporting corruption.

 

“We call on the public to continue reporting corruption to us. We owe our democracy to the vigilance and tenacity of our people."

 

Lewis adds increased vigilance is the duty that the public continues to owe to our democracy.

 

The organisation has received over 20 000 reports since 2012 from the public, citing corruption in various sectors.

 

The corruption body says 5 334 complains were cited during 2017.

 

Corruption Watch says 46% of reports originated from Gauteng, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 13% and the Western Cape coming in third with 8 percent of the total.