The Counter-Corruption Resource
FOR SOUTH AFRICA AND THE CONTINENT
THE AFCOE HELPS to:
DISTANCE governments from the taint of corruption;
TACKLE various well-known schemes for corruption including ‘BEE fronting’ and ‘Tenderpreneurship’
OVERCOME scandals, such as procurement abuses, State Capture, etc
SUPPORT law enforcement and counter-corruption agencies by providing expert training to improve capabality and capacity;
ADDRESS the concerns of Africans, foreign governments, IGOs and NGOs, foreign investors, transparency and corruption perception indices; and
ASSIST foreign investors, and national / international companies.
To use South Africa as an example, the AFCOE can train and provide independent practical counter-corruption assistance to bodies including:
- Public Administration Ethics, Integrity and Disciplinary Technical Assistance Unit;
- Auditor-General of South Africa;
- Special Investigating Unit (SIU);
- Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (‘Hawks’);
- Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA);
- National Prosecuting Authority;
- Office of the Public Protector;
- South African Reserve Bank;
- The Courts and Judiciary.