Even SA’s shadow economy is taking strain, as value of bribes falls
The Ethics Institute’s survey also looked at who South Africans think is serious about corruption busting — and found Julius Malema came out tops
Even corruption is suffering in the current economic climate‚ according to a survey by The Ethics Institute. The institute found that the average bribe in South Africa declined to R1‚550 in 2017‚ down from R2‚200 in 2016 and R2‚005 in 2015. Most bribes were paid for traffic offences (39%)‚ driver’s licences (18%)‚ to secure jobs (14%)‚ to receive public services (8%) and to avoid criminal charges (7%). Respondents said EFF leader Julius Malema was the most committed to busting corruption‚ followed by his DA counterpart Mmusi Maimane. Malema got the vote of one in five participants (18%) while Maimane scored 17% in the 2017 South African Citizens’ Bribery Survey. No other leader got more than 10% of mentions. Participants thought the DA was the party that fights corruption the most, at 45%‚ followed by the EFF at 28% and the ANC at 19%. "This is the first time that bribes for police matters and criminal charges are in the top five. Avoiding traffic offences has been the most common t...
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