Special Investigating Unit on Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum meeting
9 April 2024
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) hosted the inaugural meeting of the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum (BMIACF) in Pretoria on Monday. This is the fourth Anti-corruption forum following the establishment of the Health, Local Government and Infrastructure Built Anti-Corruption Forums.
The South African Government prioritises preventing and combatting corruption through the vulnerable sector approach. This priority is clearly articulated in the National Development Plan (NDP) Vision 2030, which states that the fight against corruption should be a collaborative effort and should involve the whole of society. Fighting corruption is the mandate of the National Priority Crime Operational Committee (NPCOC). The NPCOC has identified various sectors that are vulnerable to corruption and thus advocates for a multi-disciplinary collaboration of various stakeholders in preventing and combating corruption.
This inaugural meeting was attended by various government departments, civil society, professional organisations, and non-governmental entities that advocate preventing and combatting corruption in society and the border management space.
The meeting was chaired by the SIU, which is mandated to lead the work on protecting sectors vulnerable to corruption. The head of the SIU, Adv Andy Mothibi, emphasised the need to involve all stakeholders as envisaged in the National Anti-Corruption Strategy.