Operational Risk:

High

Score:

36/100

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Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 25/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 25 / 100
Corruption is recognised as a threat to the Department of Defence (DoD) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), in terms of a…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator is scored ‘Not Applicable’. Corruption is recognised as a threat to the Department of Defence and SANDF, in terms of a reputational…
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Q52 25/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 25 / 100
The lack of overt or publicised doctrine regarding corruption mitigation during deployment makes assessment difficult here. However, it is worth noting that corruption is…
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Q53 NEI/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 25 / 100
According to interviewee 4, Defence Intelligence actively addresses the issue of corruption on deployments and conceivably conducts some forward planning. The extent to which…
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Application Score: NEI / 100
It is reasonable to believe based on interviewee 4’s information that Defence Intelligence would place corruption mitigation as a significant issue in whatever planning…
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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 58/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 50 / 100
Interviewee 4 confirmed that every deployment he was involved in had dedicated personnel monitoring corruption risks. He further added that Defence Intelligence members were…
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M&E policy Score: 50 / 100
Following from 54A, Defence Intelligence members actively report irregularities and matters are investigated “immediately” by relevant units (MPs, Commanders, etc) [1]. A public document…
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Transparency Score: 75 / 100
Instances of fraud and corruption are regularly published and disclosed through the DoD’s Annual Report which is presented both to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee…
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Contracting

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Q55 NEI/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: NEI / 100
There are visits by specialist teams during pre-deployment training and then follow-up visits by Defence Intelligence during deployment progress. Specific information on guidelines and…
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Training Score: 75 / 100
According to interviewee 4, staff are trained on specific corruption risks while deployed, both by the procurement team and Defence Intelligence.
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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. The South African government is, as a matter of policy, as opposed to the…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. South African legislation regulating PMCs is relatively comprehensive, and reflects, in principle, the policy…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. In principle, South Africa has taken a prohibitive regulatory stance toward PMCs. In practice,…
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