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<\/a>Provincial corruption<\/p><\/div>\n
“Slippery slope” of corruption<\/h3>\n
Corruption Watch said that South Africa was on a “slipperly slope” of corruption, pointing to the 2013 edition of Tansparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI).<\/p>\n
In the CPI, it was reported that perceived levels of government corruption in South Africa have increased every year since 2010.<\/p>\n
South Africa dropped three places from 69th to 72nd out of 177 countries in the 2013 index.<\/p>\n
The Index gave South Africa a score of 42 out of 100, down from 43 in 2012 (where zero is highly corrupt).<\/p>\n
The country has slipped from a ranking of 38th in 2001, and 43rd in 2007.<\/p>\n
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- 2009 \u2013 55th<\/strong><\/li>\n
- 2010 \u2013 54th<\/strong><\/li>\n
- 2011 \u2013 64th<\/strong><\/li>\n
- 2012 \u2013 69th<\/strong><\/li>\n
- 2013 \u2013 72nd<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
“We still have a mountain to climb and there is every indication that 2014 is going to be an even more eventful year,” said David Lewis, executive director of Corruption Watch<\/p>\n
Lewis expects 2014 to be eventful because of the national election set to take place, noting that opposition parties will aim to persuade the electorate that the ruling party and government that it has controlled since 1994 is riddled with corruption.<\/p>\n
The ANC in turn, will want to persuade the public that it is actively combatting corruption.<\/p>\n
“Our interest is not in who wins the electoral battle or who any of our corruption fighters choose to vote for. However, we have a very large interest in how elections will be conducted and how our elected representatives \u2014 from whichever party they come \u2014 conduct themselves.”<\/p>\n
“We do not want the election outcome to be influenced by the power of big money. We want our elected representatives to demonstrate that they are accountable to the electorate,” he said.<\/p>\n
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- 2010 \u2013 54th<\/strong><\/li>\n