By Simon Nare
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to the corruption busters of African countries to pull their resources together and collaborate with international agencies to fight the scourge on the continent.
In a message delivered by Justice and Constitutional Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi in Cape Town on Thursday at the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference of Heads of Ant-Corruption Authorities, Ramaphosa said the reality was that not all countries had the same resources and expertise to fight corruption.
“Winning the war on corruption in Africa necessitates that we deepen our international collaboration. Law enforcement agencies therefore need to evolve, adapt and keep up with trends in a rapidly changing terrain.
“We are all keenly aware that corruption is not purely an issue of criminality. Corruption is an economic issue,” the president said.
He added that the reality was that corruption was a category of crime that was constantly evolving and
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