Incidents of bribery have increased in Africa, with South Africa, Nigeria and six other countries highlighted as “corruption hot spots”.<\/p>\n
According to a 2015 anti-bribery and corruption survey conducted by law firm ENSafrica, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, and Uganda are also viewed as bribery centers.<\/p>\n
In January, the Institute of Internal Auditors reported that South Africa has lost R700 billion to corruption over the last 20 years.<\/p>\n
President Jacob Zuma has in recent times stressed that the country has a strong anti-corruption architecture, despite evidence to the contrary.<\/p>\n
ENSafrica’s survey found that a quarter (24%) of organisations have experienced an incident of bribery and\/or corruption in the past 24 months – an increase of 4% since 2013 – with 5% experiencing five or more incidents within the last 24 months.<\/p>\n
Just over 90% of organisations surveyed have a policy prohibiting bribes, 52% have an established anti-bribery compliance programme, and 43% have conducted a detailed anti-bribery risk assessment of their bribery risks, the research note said.<\/p>\n
A total of 88 organisations across Africa, including Mauritius, participated in the survey.<\/p>\n
Other key findings included<\/strong>:<\/p>\n How government plans to legalise corruption: Helen Zille<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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