Whistleblowing as an Act of Bravery or Else:The Case of South Africa
South Africa have lost hundreds of billions of rands to corruption in the last 20 years,according to the Institute for Accountability, and over R30-billion is stolen every year from the government coffers, through its tendering system.Despite existing legislation protecting whistle-blowers, who are vital in the fight against corruption in South Africa, they are not protected by the state, its agencies and institutions.In fact, the experience of whistle-blowers in South Africa abounds of cases of intimidation, threats,redundancies and death.The present article that is based on primary and secondary documentary and other sources pinpoints the lack of innovation, transparency, accountability and honesty on the part of relevant state organs that are an impediment to the very fight against corruption.The lack of measures, both legislative and regulatory that encourage citizens to become whistle-blowers without fear or favour is described as a key barrier to the fight against corruption.The undeniable fact that the personal safety of both whistle-blowers and those close to them is not considered to be a national strategic necessity needs to be prioritized.The creation of a corrupt-free sustainable and environment for transparency and accountability is based on a solid political will that will consider whistle-blowers as committed and dedicated patriots fighting for the betterment of their country and all its people, especially the most vulnerable sections.On the other hand, it needs to be ensured by the state and its agencies that the existing protections need to be fully operationalised within organisations.Further, the political leadership of the country, need to introduce various and creative intervention strategies, instrumental in exploring the possibility, and implementation of financial incentives in both future legislative and regulatory initiatives in South African laws that can encourage acts of whistleblowing.
Whistle-blowing South Africa Financial incentives Political will
MANTZARIS Evangelos
Anti-Corruption Centre for Education and Research of Stellenbosch University,School of Public Leadership,University of Stellenbosch,Bellville,South Africa,7535
国际会议
2015 International Conference on Public Administration (11 th)2015(第十一届)公共管理国际会议
印度尼西亚
英文
428-435
2015-12-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）