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| Campaign Media | Causes: Low Salaries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corruption is often attributed to the low salaries of civil servants. This differentiates between: need driven (satisfying basic requirements for survival) corruption and greed driven (satisfying desires for status and comfort that salaries cannot match) corruption. It may be true that it is more difficult to stay honest, hard-working and trustworthy on a low salary, but it is also true that most people with low salaries are still able to do so and that many corrupt officials are people in high, responsible positions, earning good salaries. .... read more on Causes |
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Tackling Corruption | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| About the Contributors Tangeni Amupadhi is Co-Editor of Insight Namibia, the country’s only current affairs magazine. He previously worked as a reporter at The Namibian newspaper from 1999 to 2005. In 2006 he received the prestigious Nieman Fellowship... |
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Actual Instances of Corruption as Reported in the Namibian Print Media 2004 - 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Follows the first media survey; includes descriptions of the most prominent key cases and a chapter on the newspapers' perspectives, based on face-to-face interviews with editors and journalists. |
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Actual Instances of Corruption as Reported in the Namibian Print Media 1990 - 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual instances of corruption as reported in the namibian print media. This report is based on a survey that focuses on actual instances of corruption as reported in the Namibian print media... |
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| Advertorials: 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. Campaign Launch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
''In the fight against corruption, the winner are the people of Namibia and the victors are the citizens who will enjoy better prospects for a brighter future'' By literally blowing the whistle on corruption H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba President |
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2. Your Anti-Corruption Commission | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “As the Anti-corruption Commission, we have vowed to fight corruption without fear or favour. We shall not relent in our bid to fight corruption.” The Anti-Corruption Commission was officially inaugurated by H.E. President Hifikepunye Pohamba on 1st February 2006 ... |
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3. The Law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “Our commitment to the fight against corruption must be complete and uncompromising.” Although the causes of corruption may vary from society to society, the basic reasons for individuals engaging in corruption are need, greed or power lust. Not all individuals are deterred by company rules, laws or codes of ethics ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. Reporting Corruption | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| “Corruption must be fought by all members of society.” Corruption frequently goes unreported for a number of reasons. The most obvious reason is that the reporter, informant or whistleblower, fears they will be discriminated against or victimised. Other reasons for corruption not being reported include ... |
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| Advertorials: 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. An Introduction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corruption has been defined in many different ways by different people. But even though it is difficult to describe, it is generally not difficult to recognize when you see it happening. Corruption literally means: “to destroy” (from the Latin corruptus). It is not a rare occurrence and takes many ... |
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2. Bribery, Embezzlement & Fraud | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corruption is difficult to describe but it is generally defined as “the abuse of public power for private gain”. Although the causes of corruption can differ from one society to the next, some basic reasons for corruption are need, greed and power lust... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3. Extortion, intimidation, favouritism & nepotism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Although corruption is generally defined as “the abuse of public power for private gain”, we also know that it is not only restricted to government and takes place in the private sector too. Corrupt individuals are not put off by company rules, laws or codes of ethics, which call for them to act with integrity... |
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4. Corruption Perceptions Index & White-collar Crime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transparency International (TI) published its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2005 on 18 October this year. The CPI is a survey that reflects the perceptions of business people and analysts regarding corruption in a given country. It then gives each country a score on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 10 (highly clean) according... |
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5. White-collar crimes & schemes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In Part 4 of this series, we were introduced to the concept of whitecollar crime. Whereas corruption is generally defined as “the abuse of public power for private gain”, the term white-collar crime refers to a carefully and intentionally planned crime committed by a person or a group of persons to deceive someone else... |
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| Advertorials: 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. An Introduction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corruption takes place when someone abuses public power for personal profit. Corruption is a crime and literally means “to destroy”. It involves bribery, nepotism, abuse or misuse of power and favouritism. The offence of corruption includes a wide variety of corrupt activities, the aim of which ... |
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2. The Law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Namibian Anti-Corruption Act, Act 8 of 2003, sets out what corruption is, how to prevent it and how to punish those who are guilty of corruption. According to the Act, the two primary corruption offences are: • Corruptly accepting gratification does not have ... |
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3. Reason and Causes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are a number of reasons for the increase in corruption. The causes of corruption vary from society to society, but the basic reasons for individuals engaging in corruption are need, greed or power lust. Not all individuals are deterred by company rules, laws or codes of ethics, which compel them to act with integrity ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. Dimensions of Corruption | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are different levels of corruption. Petty corruption is corruption on a smaller scale. It normally involves offering relatively small sums of money (bribes) to get preferential access to public services or to overcome bureaucratic procedures. Petty corruption is often found at immigration and passport-control offices, ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5. Similar Crimes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extortion is committed when a person obtains some unlawful advantage (money, gift or a favour) from another person by illegally threatening or intimidating that person. The threat could even be to harm someone associated with that person, such as the person’s child. The person is thus threatened with ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6. Cost of Corruption | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corruption, if allowed to persist, has a serious detrimental effects on not onlythe develoment of a country, but also the general living standards of the ordinary citizen. |
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7. Climate for and Perpetrators of Corruption | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not all people are dishonest, but we need to know what motives make corruptors different from honest people. Corruptors come from all sphere of society. These crimes are committed by men and women of all ages and background. They are often not motivated by their social status or because they ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8. Preventing Corurrption | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In the light of the high costs and negative effect of corruption, it follows that the crime should be combated from the highest levels of government, private enterprise and society. Corruption should be exposed and criminals must realise that they will be caught and that there will be serious consequences. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9. Reporting Corruption | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corruption often goes unreported for a
number of reasons. The most obvious
reason is that the reporter or whistleblower
fears discrimination or victimisation.
Other reasons for corruption not being
reported are: • Both parties are guilty of the same offence and do not want to incriminate themselves ... |
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10. Test Yourself | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Integrity is a quality of being human and of behaviour, which either develops of weakens over time. It is the total of a wide range of beliefs, norms, values, standards, expectations and feeling. It is influenced by the community within which we live, our family, friends, culture and experiences. It can change ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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