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The Government of National Unity marks 100 days this week, after a fairly rocky and uncertain start. While the rebuilding work that lies ahead is immense and covers many aspects, Good Governance Africa has recommended 10 priority areas for the coalition government to focus on. We share them here.
The Government of National Unity marks 100 days this week, after a fairly rocky and uncertain start. While the rebuilding work that lies ahead is immense and covers many aspects, Good Governance Africa has recommended 10 priority areas for the coalition government to focus on. We share them here.
GGA gives GNU some recommendations to chew on
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The Sani Pass border post between South Africa and Lesotho.
Corrupt public officials hide their wealth abroad, as this is quite easy to do – but at the same time, bodies verifying asset declarations lack access to data abroad, writes Tilman Hoppe for the Global Anticorruption Blog. The new International Treaty on Exchange of Data for the Verification of Asset Declarations can change all that – and, says Hoppe, states worldwide should embrace and ratify this treaty with haste.
Corrupt public officials hide their wealth abroad, as this is quite easy to do – but at the same time, bodies verifying asset declarations lack access to data abroad, writes Tilman Hoppe for the Global Anticorruption Blog. The new International Treaty on Exchange of Data for the Verification of Asset Declarations can change all that – and, says Hoppe, states worldwide should embrace and ratify this treaty with haste.
First country ratifies the Asset Declaration Treaty
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Tax havens continue to facilitate theft out of developing countries

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The UK and its overseas territories and dependencies continue to be the world’s greatest facilitators of cross-border tax abuse, comprising six of the top 15 countries on the latest edition of the Corporate Tax Haven Index. Says the Tax Justice Network, which publishes the index: "Countries are estimated to lose $84-billion in corporate tax a year due to multinational corporations using the UK and its British tax havens to underpay tax."
The UK and its overseas territories and dependencies continue to be the world’s greatest facilitators of cross-border tax abuse, comprising six of the top 15 countries on the latest edition of the Corporate Tax Haven Index. Says the Tax Justice Network, which publishes the index: "Countries are estimated to lose $84-billion in corporate tax a year due to multinational corporations using the UK and its British tax havens to underpay tax."
Pretoria High Court
The judiciary, like other arms of government, is susceptible to corruption - but it must not be, if justice is to be administered fairly and democracy and human rights are to be protected. The highest level of vigilance, therefore, is required from members of the judiciary and all stakeholders to maintain its independence and ensure that its members do not engage in corrupt activities.
The judiciary, like other arms of government, is susceptible to corruption - but it must not be, if justice is to be administered fairly and democracy and human rights are to be protected. The highest level of vigilance, therefore, is required from members of the judiciary and all stakeholders to maintain its independence and ensure that its members do not engage in corrupt activities.
Addressing judicial corruption in South Africa

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