Corruption in SA municipalities: a form of organised crime?

Organised corruption in local government disrupts the provision of essential services and erodes public trust in the state. The more organised, normalised and profitable corruption becomes in local government across South Africa, the less incentive there will be for good governance. This has serious implications for service delivery, infrastructure maintenance and development, and economic growth. This policy brief examines whether and to what extent corruption in South African municipalities is organised, and whether this understanding can help disrupt it. About the author Romi Sigsworth is a Research Consultant for the Justice and Violence Prevention Programme and the ENACT Organised Crime Programme at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). She&nbsp;was previously an ISS gender specialist and a senior researcher at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. She has a Master&rsquo;s in Women&rsquo;s Studies from Oxford University. Publications --> Download Policy Brief 212 PDF &nbsp; Development partners This policy brief is funded by United Kingdom International Development. ENACT is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Institute for Security Studies in partnership with INTERPOL and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. The ISS is also grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union, the Open Society Foundations and the governments of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. </d