Little epitomises the nature of our public sector corruption challenge better than the scandal of R215 million of public money being diverted away from the public good to upgrade President Jacob Zuma’s private homestead.

From national to local government, there is a general consensus that, in spite of South Africa’s innovative and sophisticated legislative and policy frameworks for combating corruption in the public sector, political corruption is rife.

Briefing paper by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Parliamentary Liaison Office