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Travelgate (South Africa)
Travelgate was one of the first major Corruption in South Africa, political corruption scandals in post-apartheid South Africa. It implicated over 30 Parliament of South Africa, Members of Parliament (MPs) as accomplices and beneficiaries in a large-scale fraud scheme, under which Parliament unknowingly recompensed MPs and private Travel agency, travel agencies for millions of South African rand, rands in fictitious travel expenses. The The Sunday Times (South Africa), Sunday Times broke the story in July 2004. The fraud itself revolved around travel vouchers which MPs were granted for covering work-related air travel expenses. These took the form of travel warrants which MPs could use to pay travel agencies for air tickets; travel agents were able to claim payment from Parliament against the warrants. MPs and travel agents colluded to fill out fraudulent travel warrants and bill Parliament for air tickets that were never purchased (or that had been purchased but cancelled and refu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corruption In South Africa
Corruption in South Africa includes the improper use of public resources for private ends, including bribery and improper favouritism. The 2017 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index assigned South Africa a score of 43 out of 100, ranking South Africa 71 out of 180 countries; a high score and a low ranking signals that the country's public sector is perceived to be honest. There was a marginal improvement by 2021, when South Africa received a score of 44, ranking it 70 out of 180 countries. Nonetheless, this remains below its score of 45 in 2016. Countries with scores below 50 are believed to have serious corruption problems. South Africa has a robust anti-corruption framework, but laws are inadequately enforced and accountability in public sectors such as healthcare remain below par. In addition, internal sanctions have been employed to discourage whistle-blowers from reporting corrupt activities in both the public and private sectors – according to a 2021 Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
