BRONWYN NORTJE: More citizens taking cue from corrupt leaders, survey reveals
Tax compliance is bound to deteriorate in a country where respect for the law is decreasing
Seven out of 10 South Africans would change their vote if they thought the political party they support was enabling corruption. This is a finding from the most recent South African Citizens’ Bribery Survey, which surveyed almost 5,000 South Africans across the country. Although the survey is only in its third year, the findings are illuminating because they paint a picture of a country where bribery and corruption are increasingly normalised and economic hardship is rife. What is particularly interesting is that as much as South Africans are opposed to corruption in the government, they aren’t above engaging in a little light bribery themselves. Of those surveyed, 37% knew someone who had been asked for a bribe in the past year and more than a third said "no" to paying a bribe in the past year. These two figures have increased from 2016 – up 4% and 8%, respectively.A quarter of respondents said they knew someone who had paid a bribe. It’s always tricky to extrapolate, but on a reas...
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