Skip to main content
Disciplines
Automotive Business IT + Informatics Construction + Real Estate Electrical Engineering + Electronics Energy + Sustainability Insurance + Risk Finance + Banking Management + Leadership Marketing + Sales Mechanical Engineering + Materials
Events
DE
EN
Books
Journals
Topic Page
Marketing
Start single access now
Access for companies
EXTENDED SEARCH
Log in
Top
Published in:
Multiple Dimensions of Governance Read chapter Read first chapter

2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

16. The Imperatives of Democracy and Governance in the Fight against Corruption in Africa: A South African Perspective

Author : Denis Venter

Published in: Challenges to Democratic Governance in Developing Countries

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Log in

Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.

search-config
loading …

Abstract

As Africa is well into the second decade of the new millennium of what is euphorically called “Africa’s century,” there is still a profound sense of hope being frustrated and stereotypes being reaffirmed—once again, of countries like Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya and Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe embarrassing the African continent. The most common perception about Africa remains that of democratic government under siege, of constitutional governance being undermined, and of the rule of law being flagrantly disregarded.

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

  • über 102.000 Bücher
  • über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

  • Automobil + Motoren
  • Bauwesen + Immobilien
  • Business IT + Informatik
  • Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
  • Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
  • Finance + Banking
  • Management + Führung
  • Marketing + Vertrieb
  • Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
  • Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

  • über 67.000 Bücher
  • über 340 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

  • Bauwesen + Immobilien
  • Business IT + Informatik
  • Finance + Banking
  • Management + Führung
  • Marketing + Vertrieb
  • Versicherung + Risiko




Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now
previous chapter Corruption in African Countries: A Symptom of Leadership and Institutional Failure
next chapter Rethinking Democratic Governance: Looking Back, Moving Forward
Footnotes
1
Conversely, “outliers” who score high on the IIAG, but low on the CPI, are South Africa (72 versus 43), Tanzania (62 versus 35), Senegal (58 versus 36), Uganda (56 versus 29), and Kenya (50 versus 27). The reasons for these big variances need to be subjected to in-depth research. Although the paucity of data and the absence of statistical autonomy within African countries may be lamented (IIAG 2012, p. 2), in most cases the dearth of data is not the problem, rather the massaging of data by official statistics bodies and other data providers in order to boost the image of incumbent governments.
 
Literature
Adedeji A (1991) Stable foundations. Afr Forum 1(3):52–55
An-na’im AA, Deng FM (eds) (1990) Human rights in Africa: cross-cultural perspectives. Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
Asmal K (2010) Rally to the constitution. The Times. Johannesburg, April 13
Barkan JD (1992) The rise and fall of a governance realm in Kenya. In: Hyden G, Bratton M (eds) Governance and politics in Africa. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, CO, pp 167–192
Battersby J (2002) Launch of African Union a first step towards unity. Pretoria News, July 15
Beeld (2012a) News report (translated from Afrikaans), Johannesburg, January 18
Beeld (2012b) News reports (translated from Afrikaans), Johannesburg, October 15 and 18
Beinart P (2002) Beloved country. The New Republic, Washington, DC, April 1–8
Bell P (1991) Report from Kampala. Leader S Afr 10(3):9–20
Bratton M, Rothchild D (1992) The institutional bases of governance in Africa. In: Hyden G, Bratton M (eds) Governance and politics in Africa. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, CO, pp 263–284
Business Day (2012a) News report, Johannesburg, April 2
Business Day (2012b) Editorial, Johannesburg, April 3
Callaghy TM (1984) The state-society struggle: Zaire in comparative perspective. Columbia University Press, New York, NY
Chabal P (ed) (1986) Political domination in Africa. Cambridge University Press, London
Clapham C (1995) How permanent are Africa’s new democracies? Afr Ins Bull 35(2):1–3
Diamond L (1988) Class, ethnicity and democracy in Nigeria: the failure of the First Republic. Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY
Du Preez M (2009) Corruption is now beyond tipping point. Pretoria News, March 19
Dubula V (2012) Power to the people. City Press, Johannesburg, January 29
Hirschman AO (1970) Exit, voice and loyalty: responses to decline in firms, organizations and states. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA
Hope KR (2002) From crisis to renewal: towards a successful implementation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development. Afr Aff 101(404):387–402CrossRef
Hutchful E (1991) Eastern Europe: consequences for Africa. Rev Afr Pol Econ 50:51–59
Hyden G (1992) Governance and the study of politics. In: Hyden G, Bratton M (eds) Governance and politics in Africa. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, CO, pp 1–26
Hyden G (1997) Foreign aid and democratization in Africa. Afr Insight 27(4):233–239
IIAG (Ibrahim Index of African Governance) (2012) The 2012 Ibrahim index of African governance: summary. Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Lagos
Jackson RH, Rosberg CG (1982) Personal rule in black Africa. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
Jafferji G (2000) The problems of corruption and good governance. Afr Anal 390(8):15
Joseph RA (1987) Democracy and prebendal politics in Nigeria. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY
Kanbur R (2002) The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad): an initial commentary. Politikon 29(1):87–100CrossRef
Keller EJ (1995) Liberalization, democratization and democracy in Africa: comparative perspectives. Afr Insight 25(4):224–230
Lofchie M (1989) Perestroika without glasnost: reflections on structural adjustment. In: Carter Center (ed) Beyond autocracy in Africa. Carter Center, Atlanta, GA, pp 121–125
Madonsela T (2012) Address by Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela at the pan-African anti-corruption conference. Organized by the Institute for Security Studies (Pretoria) and the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (München), held in Cape Town, South Africa on February 27
Mail & Guardian (2002) News report, Johannesburg, March 22–27
Makhanya M (2010) Dangerous people, a dangerous direction, and dangerous decisions. Sunday Times, Johannesburg, April 11
Malala J (2010) It’s time for good men to speak. The Times, Johannesburg, March 1
Mbaku JM (1998) Foreword—leadership for the twenty-first century: learning from the past. In: Assensoh AB (ed) African political leadership: Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah and Julius K Nyerere. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Nigeria, pp vii–xiii
Mbeki T (2002) Future depends on what we do, not what we say. Pretoria News, July 3
Mills G (2000) The wired model: South Africa, foreign policy and globalization. Tafelberg, Cape Town
Mukonoweshuro E (2002) No way forward for Zimbabwe under Mugabe. Pretoria News, March 15
Nathan L (1992) Towards a Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa. Afr Insight 22(3):212–217
Nepad (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) (2002) Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance – preamble; democracy and good political governance; socio-economic development; African Peer Review Mechanism; and resource flows. In: Nepad Secretariat (ed) Nepad at work: summary of Nepad action plans. Nepad Secretariat, Pretoria
Obasanjo O (1990) Opening statement (by the chairman of the Africa Leadership Forum). In: UNECA & CSAS (ed) Report on the results of a brainstorming meeting on a Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa – CSSDCA. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, pp 24–41
Pienaar H (2002) A review mechanism without peer. Pretoria News, June 18
Pithouse R (2010) The risible demagogues. The Times, Johannesburg, April 14
Press Release (2012) Public Protector addresses New York public integrity summit. Office of the Public Protector, Pretoria, June 8
Pretoria News (2002c) News report, August 19
Pretoria News (2002d) News report, August 20
Rasheed S (1993) Africa at the doorstep of the twenty-first century: can crisis turn to opportunity? In: Adedeji A (ed) Africa within the world: beyond dispossession and dependence. Zed Books, London, pp 41–58
Slabbert F van Z (2000) What is going on in Zimbabwe is bad for Africa. The Citizen, Johannesburg, May 12
Sparks A (2009) Time for Zuma to tell South Africans where he stands. Business Day, Johannesburg, November 11
Sparks A (2010) The law of creeping corruption. Business Day, Johannesburg, April 14
Summary of World Broadcasts (2000) SADC MPs call for commitment to pluralism, democratic practices (p AL/3973 A/4). South African Press Association (SAPA), Johannesburg, October 17
Sunday Times (2012) News report, Johannesburg, February 7
Szeftel M (2000) Eat with us: managing corruption and patronage under Zambia’s three republics, 1964–99. J Contemp Afr Stud 18(2):207–224CrossRef
Transparency International (2003) Corruption Perceptions Index 2003. Transparency International Secretariat, Berlin, pp 1–6
Transparency International (2012) Corruption Perceptions Index 2012. Transparency International Secretariat, Berlin, pp 1–3
Tsedu M (2002) Don’t turn AU into old boys’ club. Pretoria News, July 8
Uys S, Myburgh J (2002) South Africa: Thabo Mbeki’s presidency – a profile. Int Afr Forum 38(3):1–23
Venter D (1995) Malawi: the transition to multiparty politics. In: Wiseman JA (ed) Democracy and political change in sub-Saharan Africa. Routledge, London, pp 152–192
Venter D (2003a) Democracy and multiparty politics in Africa: recent elections in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. E Afr Soc Sci Res Rev 19(1):1–39CrossRef
Venter D (2003b) Multiparty politics and elections in Southern Africa: realities and imageries. In: Mohamed Salih MA (ed) African political parties: evolution, institutionalization and governance. Pluto Press, London, pp 319–347
Venter D (2008) The despot, his friends and the twisted road to zero. Business Day, Johannesburg, November 19
Venter D (2009) Let’s get back to basics to defeat graft. Pretoria News, Letter to the Editor, March 26
World Bank (1989) Sub-Saharan Africa: from crisis to sustainable growth. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington, DC
Yoh JGN (2002) Nepad and the AU: problems and prospects. Glob Dial 7(2):6–7, 26
Zakaria F (1997) The rise of illiberal democracy. For Aff 76(6):22–43
Metadata
Title
The Imperatives of Democracy and Governance in the Fight against Corruption in Africa: A South African Perspective
Author
Denis Venter
Copyright Year
2014
Book
Challenges to Democratic Governance in Developing Countries

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-03142-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-03143-9

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03143-9_16