The Accountability Lab, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation‚ Corruption Watch‚ LifeCo UnLtd and Democracy Works Foundation, has launched Integrity Idol SA. The initiative was launched at Constitution Hill‚ Johannesburg‚ on Tuesday and is aimed at celebrating excellence in the public service. The local Integrity Idol will draw from its successful implementation, since 2015, in Nepal‚ Liberia‚ Mali and Pakistan. The winning idols have gone on to lead important reform processes in their countries based on the trust and credibility generated through the Integrity Idol initiative. Accountability Lab is now working with the winners to expand their integrity networks to do everything from developing national policies to redesigning curriculums for civil service training schools. The process for the Integrity Idol will unfold as follows: • January 16 to end February 2018: using their phones‚ South Africans nominate an Integrity Idol working for the government in health‚ educat...

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