10. South Africa
Worldwide Rank: 61
CPI 2015 Score: 44
Ranking according to Survey: 18
Average score: 6
Corruption laws in South Africa, one of the least corrupt countries in Africa, are very stringent, as evidenced by the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Act. However, laws are not strictly enforced, which has led to widespread corruption, especially in the case of bribes paid to police officers and the courts. On the other hand, the high-level judiciary has successfully combated corruption, though it is still prevalent in the lower levels. Furthermore, businesses have been encouraged by the fact that there is little threat of corruption present in the tax and land administrations in the country.
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