9 December
The 2016 international theme by the United Nations to commemorate the International Anti- Corruption Day is “United against Corruption”, and South Africa will commemorate it under the national subtheme: “In Partnership towards a National Anti-Corruption Strategy”.
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Chairperson of the National Planning Commission, Jeff Radebe will lead the Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Anti-Corruption at the commemoration of the International Anti-Corruption Day.
Fighting corruption is a global concern because corruption is found in both rich and poor countries, and evidence shows that it hurts poor people disproportionately. It contributes to instability, poverty and is a dominant factor driving fragile countries towards state failure.
Governments, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, the media and citizens around the world are joining forces to fight this crime. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) are at the forefront of these efforts.
The 2015 joint international campaign focuses on how corruption undermines democracy and the rule of law, leads to human rights violations, distorts markets, erodes quality of life and allows organised crime, terrorism and other threats to human security to flourish.Economic development is stunted because foreign direct investment is discouraged and small businesses within the country often find it impossible to overcome the "start-up costs" required because of corruption.
On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption and requested that the Secretary-General designate the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as secretariat for the Convention’s Conference of States Parties (resolution 58/4). The Assembly also designated 9 December as International Anti-Corruption Day, to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the Convention in combating and preventing it. The Convention entered into force in December 2005.
The South African anti-corruption and fraud hotline number is 0800 701 701. Other anti-corruption hotlines in government include:
- Human Settlements: 0800 204401
- Government Employees Pension Fund: 0800 43 43 73
- Traffic: 0861 400 800 (not toll free)
- South African Revenue Service: 0800 00 28 70
- South African Social Security Agency (SASSA): 0800601011
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