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Incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance: a South African perspective
Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/127068 Incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance: a South African perspective Mushwana, Gilchrist Fortune Woermann, Minka Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Philosophy. Applied Ethics. Whistle blowing -- South Africa Incentive (Psychology) Administrative remedies Corruption -- Prevention -- South Africa Government accountability -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Corruption is a significant challenge in South Africa, manifesting through bribery, money laundering, theft, fraud, and governance failure in the private and public sectors. This reality is confirmed by, amongst others, the Corruption Perception Index findings and the evidence from the State Capture Commission. In addition, the State Capture Commission confirmed the poor form of whistleblowing and the acts of retaliation against the whistleblowers in South Africa. The study’s objective was to conduct a theoretical and comparative analysis of whistleblowing in South Africa and in other G20 countries (as well as in Botswana, Ghana, and Nigeria) that have implemented the provisions for whistleblower protection and/or whistleblower financial incentives. The aim was to identify the best practices to improve whistleblowing in South Africa to combat corruption and improve governance. Whistleblowing has been proven to be effective in detecting and preventing corruption thereby improving governance. To achieve the desired result, South Africa can improve the existing whistleblowing provisions and practices by: • Enhancing the current whistleblower protection provisions to align with the Transparency International’s (TI) best practice guidelines. • Increasing the financial remedies against the reprisals to offset the potential damage against the whistleblowers. • Enhancing the whistleblowing provision to include the establishment of an oversight body to manage the whistleblowing reports. • Implementing the financial incentive provisions to encourage whistleblowing. • Promoting good leadership and integrity. In the end, the success of whistleblowing depends on ethical leadership and the ability to implement the whistleblowing laws to prevent wrongdoing as well as to promote and enforce governance and ethics. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Korrupsie bly 'n groot uitdaging vir Suid-Afrika. Korrupsie kom na vore in dade van omkopery, geldwassery, diefstal, bedrog en bestuursmislukkings in die private en openbare sektore. Hierdie realiteit word ondersteun deur, onder meer, die bevindinge van die Korrupsiepersepsieindeks en die besonderhede van die Staatskapingskommissie. Boonop het die Staatskapingskommissie die swak toestand van fluitjieblaas en vergeldingsdade teen fluitjieblasers in SuidAfrika bevestig. Die doel van hierdie studie is om ’n teoretiese en vergelykende ontleding van fluitjieblaas in Suid-Afrika en ander G20 (as ook Botswana, Ghana en Nigerië) te onderneem wat bepalings vir fluitjieblaserbeskerming en/of fluitjieblaseraansporings geïmplementeer het. Die doel is om beste praktyke te identifiseer waardeur fluitjieblaas in Suid-Afrika verbeter kan word om korrupsie te bekamp en bestuur te verbeter. Dit is bewys dat fluitjieblaas doeltreffend is om korrupsie op te spoor en te voorkom (insluitend omkopery, geldwassery, diefstal en bedrog). Om die gewenste resultaat te bereik, kan SuidAfrika meer doen om fluitjieblaas te verbeter deur: • Fluitjieblaserbeskermingsbepalings te verbeter om in lyn te kom met die TI se beste praktykriglyne. • Meer finansiële middelsteen vergelding in te stel om potensiële skade teen fluitjieblaser te verminder. • Fluitjieblaasvoorsienings te verbeter deur 'n toesighoudende liggaam te vestig om fluitjieblaasverslae te bestuur. • Finansiële aansporingsbepalings te implementer om fluitjieblaas aan te moedig. • Goeie leierskap en integriteit te bevorder. Die sukses van fluitjieblaas word egter primêr bepaal deur etiese leierskap en die vermoë om fluitjieblaaswette te implementeer om wangedrag te voorkom en om bestuur en etiek te bevorder en af te dwing. Masters 2023-02-24T08:38:37Z 2023-05-18T07:02:42Z 2023-02-24T08:38:37Z 2023-05-18T07:02:42Z 2023-02 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/127068 en_ZA en_ZA Stellenbosch University 87 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Whistle blowing -- South Africa Incentive (Psychology) Administrative remedies Corruption -- Prevention -- South Africa Government accountability -- South Africa UCTD Mushwana, Gilchrist Fortune Incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance: a South African perspective |
| title | Incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance: a South African perspective |
| title_full | Incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance: a South African perspective |
| title_fullStr | Incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance: a South African perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance: a South African perspective |
| title_short | Incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance: a South African perspective |
| title_sort | incentivising whistleblowing to combat corruption and improve governance a south african perspective |
| topic | Whistle blowing -- South Africa Incentive (Psychology) Administrative remedies Corruption -- Prevention -- South Africa Government accountability -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/127068 |
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