Pretoria - Corruption will remain a problem in South Africa, Special Investigation Unit (SIU) head Willie Hofmeyr said on Thursday.
Giving an overview of the growth of the SIU over the past few years Hofmeyr said it was difficult to determine just how much corruption there was in government. "There are some areas which are just naturally vulnerable to corruption such as prisons, driver's licences, home affairs. There are always going to be problems and there would be a need for an ongoing capacity to deal with it," Hofmeyr said. Citing an example, he said the unit recently encountered a police officer who was offered R1m to drop a case. "That is more than many officers would make in a lifetime," he said.
By the end of the year the unit hopes to have 600 investigators and legal experts working for it with a budget of R145m this year. "I think we are halfway there it would be another five years before we say we can deal with corruption properly," Hofmeyr said.
Source: News 24.com
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