129. Marianne Camerer & Devi Pillay on State Capture in South Africa
KickBack - The Global Anticorruption PodcastShow Notes
For this episode Dr Marianne Camerer, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, and Devi Pillay, a research fellow with the GI-ACE programme, join regular KB host Liz David-Barrett to discuss the experience of state capture in South Africa, under the presidency of Jacob Zuma.
Check out the following resources to learn more about the issues discussed in this episode:
The Open Secrets website which houses the Civil Society Working Group Against State Capture https://www.opensecrets.org.za/civil-society-working-group-on-state-capture/
The State Capture Commission website https://www.statecapture.org.za/
The Public Protector’s 2016 report https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/state-capture-report-public-protector-14-october-2016
A short summary written by Devi of the Commission and its findings https://pari.org.za/summary-the-state-capture-commission
And the book "State Capture in South Africa: How and why it happened", edited by Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Peter Vale https://pari.org.za/new-book-state-capture-in-south-africa-how-and-why-it-happened/
This research is part of the Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) programme which generates actionable evidence that policymakers, practitioners and advocates can use to design and implement more effective anti-corruption initiatives. This GI ACE project is funded by UK International Development. The views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies.
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