The report was released last month by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) - a United Nations (UN) based NGO.
The organisation uses its Public Integrity Index (PII) to research and track the extent of the citizens' ability to ensure their respective governments are open and accountable.
The study took place in 25 countries and comprised categories including civil society, public information and media, electoral and political processes and branches of government.
Other focus areas were administration and civil service, oversight and regulatory mechanisms, anti-corruption mechanisms and rule of law.
Speaking in Pretoria yesterday, minister Fraser-Moleketi said although there were areas in the report that the department found lacking, she was generally happy with its findings.
"This index puts South Africa in a stronger tier than those who enjoy a more positive public perception in terms of levels of corruption such as Australia and Germany.
"Although some areas of concern was noted by the index, we've fallen mostly in the strong category," said the minister.
Areas that were found lacking by the study were the electoral and political process and administrative and civil service categories.
"Implementation of laws such as the Public Service Act and the Promotion to Access of Information Act will go a long way to improve our performance in the civil service category greatly," explained the minister.
Minister Fraser-Moleketi added that one area she was concerned with was the peer review aspect of the report.
"When you look at the peer review, a lot of their analysis is based on anecdotes instead of hard facts and we think they need to review this area.
"Otherwise, we welcome this report because it looked at what is actually being done to fight corruption and not just at levels of it," said the minister. - BuaNews
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