The Causes Of Corruption And Fraud In South Africa

Corruption and power have been inextricably linked for so long that many consider them to be one and the same, forever destined to accompany each other. Yet, corruption among the powerful has not been met with complacency in human history, rather the opposite instead. The Ancient Romans pioneered the first legal system with brutal punishments aimed to prevent ambitus, or political corruption. This strong desire to forcibly isolate corruption and power can be seen in China’s recent decision to declare severe cases of political corruption as worthy of the “death penalty”. Corruption even correlates with the development status of a country, which explains the common “African leadership is corrupt” rhetoric. Corruption and power may seem to be

Someone who is abusing the power that is given to him or her defines corruption, however, the word in its self is more than a simple idea; it is an intricate network. Since people’s views about ethical and moral behavior affect the way corruption is examined, the word has a slightly different meaning to each person. Additionally, misconduct across various societies is viewed differently due to social and cultural borders. The criminal justice system has had many instances where corruption had affected the outcome of a case and has inserted itself into the legal process.

First, it is important to define what corruption is. The term, “corruption” covers a broad range of human actions,

Dixon, Illinois is a small town of about 16,000 people (US Census, 2015) located approximately 100 miles southwest of Chicago. Until 2012, Dixon’s claim to fame was being the town where, 40th President of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan grew up (City of Dixon). Today, in addition to hosting a future president for 22 years (City of Dixon), Dixon, IL is known as the location of the largest and longest municipal fraud in United States history (Mathieson, 2014). This paper will examine the main players in the fraud; how the fraud was carried out; the laws and procedures violated; the impact of the fraud; and the measures that could have been taken to prevent it.

It is in fact the the third most corrupt country in Africa. Corruption has increased in Zimbabwe forty-three percent from 2002 to 2012. All signs of corruption in Africa, especially in Zimbabwe led back to the government and President Mugabe. The unethical ways of political officials in Zimbabwe influenced other countries in Africa. The Anti-Corruption Trust in South Africa found that traffic police in Zimbabwe accumulated wealth which was not justifiable due to their salaries (Mathuthu 1, 2, 3). Robert Mugabe has been known for paying off people in contract settlements and brides (“Govt” 1, 2, 3). Now a correlation is beginning to be found between the actions of Mugabe and the rest of Africa. Nearly 75 million people in Africa have been estimated to have paid someone a bride within the last year. As a region totaling in twenty-eight governments eighteen out of these are completely insufficient to address the issues within their countries corruption (“75” 1, 2). Since Mugabe gained power in 1987, his actions have been very destructive for the rest of the region. Following in the footsteps of President Mugabe, Africa is becoming one of the most corrupt

As many other governments africa’s has corruption but this corruption is coming from game officers helping to poach

The corruptin is the abusive and inefficient use of resources by trusted powers for private gain. Corruption is not committed to the rule of law, justice, human rights and the integrity of public service, and it hurts every one who's life, livelihood, or happiness depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority.Some times it's devastating impact is more visible . The governance ,transparency ,and fighting corruption is so important to sustaine economic growth.

Financial fraud has been present since before the Industrial Revolution, many cases making a long lasting impact throughout history (Pearson, T. A., & Singleton, T. W. 2008). The 2008 financial crisis was carried out with a significant amount of pressure throughout many industries, results including fraudulent activities. Back of America was brought to the forefront of the financial crisis when mortgaged backed securities collapsed. The US Government sued Bank of America in connection to defrauding investors, following an ongoing investigation into their direct actions during this time period. During the ongoing investigation, stemming from the financial crisis, Bank of America continually tried to prove their innocents and their lack of

A federal grand jury hands down an indictment against Union County Judge Executive Jody Jenkins on charges of fraud and public corruption. The indictment claims in 2014 Jenkins took $20,000 in kickbacks in exchange for purchasing heavy equipment and other items from an unnamed person.

It would be convenient to start this research paper by stating that corruption is a challenge mainly for businesses in developing countries and that it is unrelated to the current affliction of the economy in the United States. It would also be convenient to claim corruption has declined in America as a result of awareness raising campaigns and the numerous anti-corruption laws. But none of those aforementioned statements would be true. Corruption is not the exception, but rather the rule in today’s business practices. In 2004, Daniel Kaufmann, a senior fellow at Brookings Institution and former director at the World Bank, calculated an index of "legally corrupt" manifestations which is defined as the extent of undue influence

Many of the contemporary issues in South Africa can easily be associated with the apartheid laws which devastated the country. The people of South Africa struggle day by day to reverse “the most cruel, yet well-crafted,” horrific tactic “of social engineering.” The concept behind apartheid emerged in 1948 when the nationalist party took over government, and the all-white government enforced “racial segregation under a system of legislation” . The central issues stem from 50 years of apartheid include poverty, income inequality, land ownership rates and many other long term affects that still plague the brunt of the South African population while the small white minority still enjoy much of the wealth, most of the land and opportunities

This three acts of corruption have a huge negative impacts on the society, it can cost people’s live, become a major obstacle to democracy and law, depletes national wealth, makes people undermine their trust in the political system as well as environmental degradation. Therefore, due to its high level of harm to the society, Transparency International fully dedicated its non-confrontational approach and the available partnership to get all of the relevant parties to negotiate and beat the corruption through a step-by-step process (Transparency

Daniel Jordan Smith presents an outstanding work full of insight and appreciation of Nigerian culture. The content is enriched by his years spent working there, his marriage to a Nigerian woman and his obvious affinity for the Nigerian people. Smith’s primary aim is to reflect upon popular Nigerian sentiment toward corruption but also to explore just how entrenched corrupt practices have become in society. The book focuses on two main elements; how Nigeria is as much a ‘culture of corruption’ as it is ‘against corruption’ (p. 6).

Corruption can be defined as the use of entrusted power to accumulate public wealthy for personal benefit. Corruption is not peculiar to any country, continent or state; it is sure a global issue which is an endemic to all government all over the world. However, corruption is prevalent in the Niger delta region of Nigeria; public officers in this oil producing state of Nigeria are corrupt. Consequently, it has defied the Niger delta from developing politically and economically which has left the states reputation in a mess. Radicalization of youths, abject poverty and -political instability are the three leading effects of corruption in the Niger delta region of Nigeria.

Corruption is a complex political, social, and economic anomaly that negatively affects developing and developed countries. It weakens democratic institutions, holds economic development, widening the rich-poor gap and certainly leads to governmental instability. The World Bank definition of corruption states that “…the abuse of public office for private gain”.