The more organised, normalised and profitable corruption becomes in local government across South Africa, the less incentive there will be for good governance. This has serious implications for service delivery, infrastructure maintenance and development, and economic growth. This policy brief examines whether and to what extent corruption in South African municipalities is organised, and whether this understanding can help disrupt it.

About the author

Romi Sigsworth is a Research Consultant for the Justice and Violence Prevention Programme and the ENACT Organised Crime Programme at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). She was previously an ISS gender specialist and a senior researcher at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. She has a Master’s in Women’s Studies from Oxford University.