Ethics and integrity management in the South African public sector

Abstract: There is an emerging global consensus that fighting unethical behaviour and corruption and building good governance are essential for development. A growing body of literature is providing evidence of the link between corruption and underdevelopment in many countries. The level of corruption in the public sector in South Africa is an issue of concern in terms of administrative malpractice, such as corruption, abuse of power, nepotism and favouritism. How are public sector employees in South Africa trained and oriented to deal with ethical issues in their respective organisations? How are ethics standards communicated to new employees and to what extent to they understand them? What are South Africa's efforts to address ethics and integrity challenges in the public sector? These are the questions addressed in this article