Corruption, Ethics, and Governance in South Africa - Issues, Cases, and Interventions

This book assesses landmark empirical studies and court cases of state capture, corruption, and fraud in South Africa's public sector.

List of contents

PART 1 ANALYSING CORRUPTION FROM MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES 1. Officials' and politicians' ethical conduct - An Introduction 2. South Africa from historical context - morality relapses and ethical dilemmas 3. Consequences of unethical conduct - dilemmas and discretions 4. By popular demand - corruption, public opinion and policy representation in South Africa 5. Combating Corruption in Zimbabwe and South Africa (2007-2021) 6. Corruption Prevention in Botswana and South Africa - A comparative perspective PART 2 OVERSIGHT ISSUES 7. Who watches the watchdog? 8. Who audits the auditors? PART 3 EMERGING ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS 9. Analysing State-Owned Entities' Corporate Governance 10. An enabling organisational culture for Good Governance: Moving from a whistlegenic to an ethogenic culture 11. Emerging issues, cases, and interventions - A Conclusion

About the author

Modimowabarwa Kanyane is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management, Commerce and Law at the University of Venda, recipient of the 2022 Star of Discovery Global Award from the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for Asia and the Pacific (WHITRAP) under the auspices of UNESCO, two HSRC Senior Research Excellence Awards, and former Divisional Strategic Lead and Research Director. He was at the HSRC for a period of 11 years.

Product details

• Authors: Modimowabarwa Kanyane
• Assisted by: Modimowabarwa Kanyane (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032755755
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275575-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Corruption and Anti-Corruption Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Africa, LAW / Ethics & Professional Responsibility, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Developing Countries, Political structure & processes, Organizational theory & behaviour, Communication Studies, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Public International Law, Legal aspects of criminology, Regional / International studies, Social Law, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Organizational theory and behaviour, Development economics and emerging economies, Political structure and processes, Criminology: legal aspects, Social law and Medical law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Public administration / Public policy