Dr Albertus Schoeman, an anti-corruption and governance expert at the World Bank, testified before the Madlanga Commission about existing disclosure regimes for senior officers in public service and necessary reforms to combat corrupt infiltration.
South Africa’s financial disclosure system for public servants, meant to deter fraud and corruption, has loopholes that enable the concealment of assets and interests.
This is according to the testimony of Dr Albertus Schoeman, an anti-corruption and governance expert at the World Bank.
He was testifying before the Madlanga Commission on Thursday about existing disclosure regimes for senior officers within the Criminal Justice System and necessary reforms to combat corrupt infiltration.
The Public Service Regulations, 2016 (PSR, 2016), require government employees to disclose their financial interests annually through a manual form or an eDisclosure system, which is electronic.
