SOUTH AFRICAN CHANGES CORRUPTION LAW AHEAD OF ELECTIONS AND NEW GOVERNMENT
June 22nd, 2024
Changes to South Africa’s anti-graft legislation have come into force, ahead of the country’s recent elections, where the ruling African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority, to add a new criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent corrupt activities’ for private sector and state-owned enterprises. Organisations will henceforth have to prevent corruption not only by their employees but also by any ‘associated persons’, which is likely to include contractors and companies down the supply chain. Under the amendment (1) to the Prevention ...
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