South Africa

Profile

Relevant Laws

• Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act of 2004 (PCCA): criminalizes general corruption and bribery of public officials; requires individuals in positions of authority to report corruption involving more than R100,000
• Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 (POCA): targets money laundering, organized crime, and terrorism; creates separate criminal offense for money laundering and applies to both corporations and individuals
• Protected Disclosure Act 26 of 2000 (PDA): protects whistleblowers from retaliation 

Relevant Authorities

• National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
• Public Protector
• Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (“Hawks”)

Relevant Publicly-Available Websites

• OECD profile page for South Africa
• OECD Working Group on Bribery page for South Africa
• Corruption Watch (South Africa-based Transparency International chapter aimed at exposing and fighting corruption in South Africa)