All posts tagged "corruption"

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  Majority of countries showing little progress in tackling corruption

  Governments are still failing to deal with corruption of political systems by big money, according to an annual study ranking perceived public sector corruption levels of 180 countries worldwide. The

  • Posted January 29, 2020
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  South African officials to receive ‘lifestyle audits’ in anti-corruption drive

  South Africa’s Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Patricia De Lille, has announced that “lifestyle audits” will be carried out on all senior staff in her department, in a bid to

  • Posted August 1, 2019
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  IMF report highlights tax benefits of tackling corruption

  Reducing corruption could raise tax revenues by US$1 trillion annually, according to the IMF’s 2019 Fiscal Monitor, if the world’s most corrupt countries make progress in tackling the problem over

  • Posted April 22, 2019
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  Biometric HR system launched for Afghan civil servants

  Afghanistan’s Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) has developed a new biometric system which will register the data of all civil servants within the next year. The Human

  • Posted February 24, 2019
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  Corruption causing “a global crisis of democracy”

  Anti-corruption efforts are stalled in most countries, with only 20 significantly improving their score since 2012, while 16 have seen big declines, according to an annual analysis. The research, by

  • Posted February 4, 2019
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  DRC election ‘winner’ promises pay hike for officials

  The politician who’s claimed victory in last month’s Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) presidential election has promised to fight corruption, tackle poverty, and raise civil service salaries – fulfilling an

  • Posted January 15, 2019
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  Chinese law targets civil service nepotism

  A new law attacking nepotism in the civil service has been adopted by Chinese lawmakers, as part of leader Xi Jinping’s drive against corruption. Under the new legislation, officials will

  • Posted January 9, 2019
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  ‘Integrity Idol’ helps tackle corruption in Mali

  The work of civil servants and those fighting corruption in Mali’s public service has been highlighted and celebrated at an ‘Integrity Idol’ event modeled on the TV singing contest. The

  • Posted December 23, 2018
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  Zimbabwe cracks down on ‘ghost workers’ with ID system

  Zimbabwe’s government has announced its intention to create an identity register of all civil servants and cut the pay of top officials, in a bid to squeeze its huge wage

  • Posted December 5, 2018
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  Rwanda pilots digital aid transparency scheme

  Rwanda has been selected as the pilot country for a new digital system that enables donors and recipients to share data on aid management, with the aim of improving transparency.

  • Posted October 7, 2018
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