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Although South Africans believe corruption increased significantly in 2015, Brand South Africa research has found that negative perceptions of corruption in South Africa are low compared to its peer nations.

Although South Africans believe corruption increased significantly in 2015, Brand South Africa research based on Transparency International studies has found that negative perceptions of corruption in South Africa are low compared to its peer nations.

South Africa's ranking in the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index drawn up by the international organisation, Transparency International, has shifted favourably compared to 2014, moving from 67 to 61. But there is still work to be done to eradicate corruption for good.

Education could be a valuable weapon in Africa's fight against corruption. Three business schools - in Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa - already offer anti-graft coursework, and the results are positive.

According to a recent African Union high-level panel, Africa loses $50-billion annually to fraud and corruption. This has impeded development projects and denied the poorest access to crucial services.

Centralising the government's tender system will go a long way towards rooting out corruption in South Africa's public service, President Jacob Zuma said during an interview on national television on Sunday night.