Kubayi says lifestyle audits underway in Justice Dept in effort to root out corruption
Lindsay Dentlinger 5 May 2025 | 12:34
Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi addressed the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa in Cape Town on 5 May 2025. Picture: @DOJCD_ZA/X
CAPE TOWN - Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said that lifestyle audits were currently underway in her department as part of efforts to root out corruption.
It's been a pledge that President Cyril Ramaphosa has made since the start of his presidency in 2018, but has not been followed through across the civil service.
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Addressing the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa on Monday, Kubayi said the methods of preventing and combatting corruption should be infused with modern technology tools, such as artificial intelligence.
"Through this, we will be able to detect those who are living above their means as a way to starting to understand that as a public servant who are serving, if they live above their means, we will be able to follow the money, but we will be able to also follow the behaviour. That's why we are emphasising the need for us to change the way we investigate is important, and cannot be emphasised more."
Head of the Special Investigating Unit, Andy Mothibi, said that lifestyle audits were key to nipping corruption in the bud, providing upfront indicators of where graft may be taking place.
"We would like to know if you are living above your means. How is it that you afford that? And we follow the sources of the money and so, as part of the prevention framework, we will be implementing several measures and we will be speaking about those during the five days of the conference."
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