SOUTH Africa is currently ranked 32 out of 85 in a “anti-corruption list” of countries around the world and holds third place in Africa – behind Botswana and Namibia. So said Peter Eigen, chairman of German-based Transparency International, organiser of the 9th anti-corruption conference presently underway in Durban. Presently, top of the anti-corruption index is Denmark followed by Finland, Sweden, New Zealand and Iceland. Cameroon ranked first ahead of Paraguay, Honduras, Nigeria and Tanzania as the most corrupt countries in the world. The index which is based on “international perceptions”, is compiled by Transparency International.