The Role of the Private Sector in Tackling Corruption
What can businesses do to help fight corruption?
‘More talk than action on corruption’
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) director, Graham Hopwood, says “there seems to be more talk than action on corruption in Namibia” and “when action is taken it can often be delayed or ineffective”.
He also said it is his perception that large sections of the public have lost faith in the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Hopwood was responding to the recently released 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in which Namibia ranked 53rd out of 180 countries globally and fifth in Africa.
Transparency International (TI) has published the CPI since 1996, annually ranking countries “by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys”.
The CPI generally defines corruption as “the misuse of public power for private benefit”.
Public Enterprise Governance in Namibia
Government needs to clarify who is governed by new guidelines, and increase transparency
Promoting Integrity in Public Procurement
Government has begun implementing a new Procurement system. This paper looks at the international framework that gave to that system and provides an analysis.
The Crime of Illicit Enrichment in Namibia
Should it be a crime to have wealth you can’t explain?
How effective are anti-corruption agencies in the region?
We just attended a conference to discuss the performance of anti-corruption bodies in the region
Corruption perception worsens
The Namibian reports on the new CPI rankings, and quotes IPPR director Graham Hopwood: It does seem that to become the least corrupt country in Africa by 2020 as per the Harambee Prosperity Plan target, we will need to make a much more concerted effort. It could involve a high profiled national campaign against corruption […]
Measuring Harambee
Corruption rankings show that government should adopt a different approach to measuring how effectively the Harambee Prosperity Plan is being implemented.
Anti-corruption online tool tracks mineral wealth
This report from the Namibia Economist includes some details on the process in creating our Transparent Oil website , and discusses how it was replicated in other countries in Africa.
Korruptionsstand bewertet
The Allgemeine Zeitung summarises our report on Namibia’s compliance with the UN Convention Against Corruption (read the report here).
