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Deputy Minister Chana Pilane-Majake addresses
the OECD Working Group on Bribery

Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration, Dr. Chana Pilane-Majake, was part of the South African delegation
at the OECD anti-bribery meeting in Paris, France.

The Deputy Minister for Public Service and several pieces of law to address foreign bribery.
Administration, Dr. Chana Pilane-Majake, addressed The Deputy Minister reported that South Africa had
the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and established a Task Team with the participation of
Development (OECD) Working Group on Bribery prosecutors and investigators and support structures
(WGB) meeting, which took place mid-December such as the Financial Intelligence Centre. The Task
2022 during the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, Team holds monthly meetings where progress reports
France. and strategies are presented and discussed. This
platform has greatly enhanced communication and
Accompanying the Deputy Minister were officials from cooperation among law enforcement agencies.
the Department of Public Service and Administration
– Dr. Salomon Hoogenraad-Vermaak (Technical Finally, the Deputy Minister thanked the Secretariat
Team leader), along with Thabang Molobela and for agreeing to organise a workshop on non-trial
representatives from the National Prosecuting resolutions, which would be an innovation in the fight
Authority, Adv Grace Mosetlha and Directorate for against corruption in South Africa. Moreover, the
Priority Crime Investigation’s Brigadier John Matroos Deputy Minister assured the WGB that South Africa
and Brigadier Johan du Plooy. remains resolute in implementing the Anti-Bribery
Convention.
In her address, the Deputy Minister expressed
gratitude for the opportunity to address the WGB By Thabang Molobela - an Ethics and Anti-
report on the Technical Mission to South Africa, Corruption Specialist positioned in the Public
which took place in July 2022. The Deputy Minister Administration Ethics, Integrity, and Disciplinary
reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to fighting Technical Assistance Unit at the DPSA.
foreign bribery while expressing the hope that
Mauritius’ application to join the WGB will open doors www.dpsa.gov.za/thepublicservant
for more African nations to join the WGB.

According to the Deputy Minister, the WGB’s
meticulous evaluation procedures have made it
possible for South Africa to modify and develop

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