SAPS top graft complaints in new Corruption Watch report
Corruption Watch released its 13th annual corruption report on Thursday.
Since its establishment in 2012, the watchdog organisation says it has received over 46,000 corruption complaints, providing critical insight into governance failures and unethical practices.
In 2024, however, it recorded a sharp decline in new cases, with only 546 complaints compared to 2,110 in 2023. This drop was attributed to internal restructuring, which temporarily limited new case intakes.
Despite the reduction in reported cases, maladministration remained the most prevalent form of corruption, accounting for 34% of all reports. Other key areas included fraud (21%), employment irregularities (16%), bribery and extortion (15%), and procurement irregularities (13%).
By sector, corruption in policing (13%) led the complaints, followed by cases in the business sector (12%), basic education (11%), and state-owned entities (7%).
The report highlights government shortcomings in addressing corruption-related challenges in safety and security, education, and service delivery.
Local government corruption remained a significant concern, with the metropolitan municipalities of Johannesburg, Tshwane, Cape Town, eThekwini, and Ekurhuleni accounting for 51% of all municipal corruption reports.
On a provincial level, Gauteng continued to record the highest number of complaints (45%), followed by KwaZulu-Natal (11%), Western Cape (9%), and Eastern Cape (8%).
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