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Research outputs: CORRUPTION
2021 Diminishing the power of the x: the electoral effect of corruption perceptions
Since the first confirmed case in March 2020, the Covid-19 has exposed deeply entrenched corruption in the South African public sector. Corr...
2020 Better value from public infrastructure procurement
Corruption in public procurement comes at a huge price to government, industry and citizens; it leads to untold costs in terms of the enviro...
Download this report2020 Corruption perceptions and their effects on young graduates: attitudes towards public sector recruitment processes and trust in public institutions: a quantitative exploration of students from the university of KwaZulu-Natal and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Public sector recruitment in South Africa has continued to be a topic of much interest, by virtue of being the country's largest employer, p...
2020 Wavering ethical leadership and local governance: KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Upon democratisation, the ANC-led government set out to ensure coordination between the three spheres of government. This would be done to e...