The fight against corruption depends on the broader values of society as well as the institutional structures put in place to thwart it, Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi said on Tuesday.
The minister was addressing the media on the second day of the Fifth Global Anti-Corruption Forum in Sandton, Johannesburg.
”We call on society to rebuild and reclaim the value system that was lost,” she said.
In her address on Monday, Fraser-Moleketi emphasised the importance of building national integrity systems by deepening institutional democracy and enhancing transparency to combat corruption.
She said the question of the extent religious and other values were linked to fighting corruption had been raised during deliberations.
The building of national integrity systems had to include the broader values of society, she said.
Changing value systems was ”do-able”, she said, and this would have a knock-on effect in all aspects of life, including combating corruption.
The conference continues. — Sapa