Minister for the Public Service and Administration (MPSA), Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, will deliver the keynote message to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, on Monday, 9 December 2024. The Minister will also address the second National Dialogue on building a corruption-free South Africa, which will be held on 10 December 2024, after International Anti-Corruption Day.
Led by the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC), the South African Government, the Private and Civil Society organisations will use the occasion that International Anti-Corruption Day provides to report and reflect on progress made against the objectives of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2020 – 2030).
The National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council is a multi-sectoral advisory body appointed by President Ramaphosa in August 2022 to oversee the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and to advise on the future of the country’s anti-corruption institutional architecture.
The National Anti-Corruption Strategy is a whole-of-society effort that envisions an ethical and accountable state, business and society characterised by high levels of transparency, integrity, and respect for the rule of law. It promotes active citizenry that is empowered to hold leaders and organisations accountable. It foresees a state where all members of society have zero tolerance for corruption and commits all stakeholders and citizens to an anti-corruption
Minister Inkosi Buthelezi is expected to focus on ethics and anti-corruption initiatives of the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA), particularly the work of the Public Administration Ethics, Integrity and Disciplinary Technical Assistance Unit on ethics management in the Public Service, including the institutionalisation of lifestyle audits.
