International and Regional Conventions

The only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument. South Africa is a party to the Convention. Key features of the UNCAC are the requirements to take steps to: Prevent corruption; Criminalise corruption; Cooperate with other countries in the fight against...

The AU Convention Against Corruption was adopted in 2003 and came into force in 2005. South Africa ratified the Convention in 2004. The AU has several similar provisions to those in the UN Convention Against Corruption. The AU Convention requires signatories to...

The OECD Anti-bribery Convention establishes legally binding standards to criminalise bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions. South Africa is a non-member country of the OECD but has adopted this Convention. South Africa became a...

The SADC Protocol against Corruption provides for the prevention, detection and punishment of corruption and cooperation between states. It covers corruption in both the public and private sectors. The SADC Protocol Against Corruption Open document