Journal of Anti-Corruption Law
Corruption is a major problem in all parts of the world and its calamitous effects are well documented. Governments, inter-governmental organisations and civil society have put in place, and continue to put in place, measures at national, sub-regional, regional and international levels to prevent and combat corruption.
Closely related to corruption are other economic crimes such as money-laundering, racketeering and fraud. Corruption and its allied crimes need to be confronted on all fronts. Their causes, constitution and consequences need to be researched, comprehended and analysed with a view to fighting and, ultimately, eradicating them.(This journal migrated to Open Journal Systems in 2023)
Journal of Anti-Corruption Law
- THE REALISATION OF MEDIA FREEDOM AS A TOOL TO COMBAT CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE: LESSONS FROM SOUTH AFRICA September 12, 2024Corruption is rife in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The media plays an important role in exposing corruption. In South Africa, the media exposed a multi-billion-dollar corruption saga in 2016 involving the former president and his business associates which the media dubbed “state capture”. Most of the state-owned entities were captured and served as vehicles for […]Windell Windell Nortje
- ENCOURAGING WHISTLEBLOWERS OF CORRUPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF MONEY REWARDS September 2, 2024In South Africa, as in many other countries, corruption and related criminal activities are deeply rooted and seem to cripple municipalities and the public sector in general. Studies have shown that whistleblowing is an essential tool that contributes to transparency and thus helps to control corruption. Three methods are available to a government to encourage […]Johandri Wright
- THE ABUSE AND MISUSE OF PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION IN HIGH-PROFILE CORRUPTION CASES IN NIGERIA: A CALL FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT September 2, 2024This article focuses on the place of prosecutorial discretion in the Nigerian context and asks whether and to what extent prosecutorial discretion in high-profile corruption cases involving public officials ought to be guided and constrained by the principles of impartiality, accountability and transparency. In Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (and each state) has […]Aaron Salau
- Applying the Routine Activities Theory to Cybercrime: A ‘Cyber’ Capable guardian. August 15, 2024This paper presents the third constitutive element of the Routine Activities Theory, the capable guardian, as a possible response to combatting cybercrime. It suggests a re-imagining of the concept of the capable guardian from its original form to what this study calls the cyber capable guardian. It argues that in order to combat cybercrime successfully, […]Sagwadi Mabunda
- CATCHING THE SLIPPERY FISH: WILL LIFESTYLE AUDITS NET THE CORRUPT IN UGANDA August 15, 2024Uganda is one of the African countries that have embraced lifestyle audits as a tool against corruption in the public service. In November 2021, the Inspector General of Government announced that the Inspectorate of Government would subject public officials to lifestyle audits as a means to fight corruption in government. There is evidence that when […]Zakaria Tiberindwa
- FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN TANZANIA’S ENERGY SECTOR: LESSONS FROM THE RICHMOND AND IPTL/ESCROW SCANDALS August 15, 2024Tanzania expects an energy sector boom soon. However, government inaction over corruption scandals raises serious doubts about its capacity to overcome this vice. This article revisits the Richmond and Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) and Escrow scandals to illustrate how the government handled them and discuss the implications of such approach to Tanzania’s anti-corruption strategy. […]Lukiko Lukiko
- PERCEPTIONS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A REFLECTION OF FOREIGN POLICY RHETORIC IN POLAND August 15, 2024 Toghrul Iskandarov