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What is the National Anti-Corruption Hotline?
A National Anti-Corruption has been set up for the Public Service to ensure that all cases of corruption are reported centrally and redirected to relevant departments or provincial administrations for further attention.
In the medium to long term, all national and provincial anti-corruption hotlines will be phased out, with the central hotline taking over their duties, thus reducing duplication. The existing hotlines will be phased out as and when their service level agreements come to an end.
The National Anti-Corruption Hotline will be housed by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The PSC will ensure that all reported cases be dealt with on the basis of their merit and without favour or bias and that reports on the challenges and progress in the implementation of the hotline will not be diluted through bureaucratic reporting mechanisms as the PSC reports directly to Parliament.
Callers will receive a unique reference number which will enable them to later get feedback from the call centre in a safe and confidential manner.
What to report?
- Any
wrongdoing
- Breaking
company procedures (drinking alcohol at work, etc)
- Abuse
of company property
- Theft
- Fraud
- Bribery
and/or corruption
- Highly
sensitive issues (blackmail, etc).
Checklist
before calling
- Names
and numbers of people involved
- Date
and time of the incident
- The
department involved
- Any
proof which may exist (physical documentation or evidence)
- Amounts
of money involved
- Is
what you are reporting, a regular happening?
- Any
others?
Anonymity
The new hotline will ensure the protection of all whistleblowers and callers reporting any form of corruption will be treated with confidentiality, thus remaining anonymous if they so wish. Callers also have an option of providing their personal details when reporting cases. Callers will receive a unique reference number which will enable them to later get feedback from the call centre in a safe and confidential manner.
Tips
to stay anonymous
- Avoid
calling the Anti-Corruption Hotline from your telephone extension at work.
Many organisations have a telephone management system that
can trace what numbers have been dialed from a specific extension.
The same applies if you ever fax information to the Anti-Corruption Hotline
- avoid using your organisation's fax machines.
- Although
the identity and source address of your e-mail is removed
before the e-mail is received by the Anti-Corruption Hotline, do not use
your office e-mail as many organisations operate computer
systems that can trace and read e-mail messages
- Do
not tell anyone in your organisation about any communication
you have with the Anti-Corruption Hotline.
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