Short-term legal reforms could boost the SIU’s successful anti-corruption record and expand its role in corruption prevention.
In South Africa’s struggling anti-corruption landscape, leadership and operational independence are among the factors enabling the unit’s success.
Serious corruption cases are uniquely difficult to prosecute. Innovative solutions that prioritise prevention are needed.
Unless informed by local conditions and complexities, anti-corruption reforms could trigger political instability.
Developing country theorists claim that strategies should focus on human behaviour and economic incentives, not legal measures.
Strengthening existing institutions, prioritising prevention and engaging the private sector are needed to end corruption.
