Pretoria - A lack of coordination, non-compliance and integration is hampering the effective rooting out of corruption in government departments, says the Public Service Commission.
Public Service Commission's Chairperson Dr Ralph Mgijima said corruption would be dealt a blow if there is coordination among government departments. "Corruption transcends institutional boundaries, and it is therefore crucial for different departments and sectors of society to collaborate to fight it," he said.
He said that while structures had been established to promote the coordination of anti-corruption efforts among government departments and between government, business and civil society, this had not been optimal.
Mgijima also expressed concern about the cases which at times are not dealt with effectively.
The Chairperson, who was speaking at the release of the commission's 9th annual State of the Public Service report in Pretoria, said the commission was concerned about corruption cases which were not being reported to the police.
It said only 36 percent of corruption cases were being reported.
In terms of policy, Dr Mgijima said there was still a need to improve the manner in which policy implementation takes place in government in order to address perceptions as well as incidences of unfairness and inequality.
"Poor coordination in the implementation of government policies has in certain instances compromised fairness," he said.
Dr Mgijima also blamed human resource plans which were lacking in credible strategies to attract and retain a competent workforce for the lack of capacity and skills in the public service, which in some instances effected service delivery.
The body aims to promote the constitutionally enshrined democratic principles and values of the Public Service by investigating, monitoring, evaluating, communicating and reporting on public administration.
