Reporting corruption is non-negotiable
in many other countries, the reporting of corruption or suspected corruption is at one’s own will. In South Africa, it is a crime not to report it.
The potential reputational damage when a company gets an investigation into corruption wrong, can be brutal. A case in point is the investigation by law firm Hogan Lovells into suspicious transactions by a senior South African Revenue Service (Sars) official.
Despite several recent examples, insufficient attention is still being given to the important starting point of any investigation, namely determining the scope and mandate of an investigation, according to
