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Women are undertaking important leadership roles in the society, ranging from being Heads of families to independent working professionals. A 2009 World Bank study shows that women are more trustworthy and less prone to [...]

Description The  enactment of the  Prevention  of  Corruption  Act  (PoCA)  2002  is  a major landmark in the fight against corruption in Mauritius. The Act consolidates and strengthens the law against corruption. It  gives  the Independent [...]

About the Guide A clear schedule of mandated service responsibilities for local authorities is established in the Local Government Act 2011, as amended. Local authorities aim, amongst others, at ensuring that provision of services and [...]

Code of Conduct for Councillors Councillors have a number of different functions that impact upon and influence the interests of the whole city, town or district councils and those of their constituents. They play a [...]

Description   The Independent Commission Against Corruption in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Service and Administrative Reforms conducted a two-phased training programme to better equip and empower Integrity Officers. One of the [...]

Description Public Procurement which is one of the major activities in every public institution results, in aggregate, into substantial public expenditure representing a significant percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a number of [...]

Description This survey about the perception of corruption in Mauritius 2014 has been commissioned by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). This report is based on the opinions and experiences of 2,100 citizens aged [...]

Description This research study concerns recruitment and selection practices in parastatal bodies. Parastatal bodies are established statutorily under the aegis of Ministries/Departments as executive arms of Government with specific goals and objectives. They act as [...]

Contents Understanding conflict of interests Identifying situations of conflict of interests Managing conflict of interests Am I in a situation of conflict of interests? What to do when in a situation of conflict of [...]

Description Section 20 (1) (g) of the PoCA, empowers the ICAC to « examine the practices and procedures of any public body in order to facilitate the discovery of acts of corruption and to secure [...]

Description Overtime Management is becoming a real challenge in public sector organisations. During the past few years, overtime expenditure in government organisations has increased significantly both in terms of payments and as a percentage of [...]

Description The objectives of the Guidelines, amongst others, are to: sensitise officers of public bodies on their rights and responsibilities; provide pertinent information relating to the Prevention of Corruption Act 2002, as amended; encourage officers [...]

Description To evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the mass communication campaign, a survey was conducted in March/April 2011. This report gives details of the sampling of the survey and its analysis. Sections of the [...]

Description Public bodies cannot escape certain factors, both internal and external, which may have serious bearings on their smooth running. Thus, building corruption resistance is a process that organisations need to undertake on an ongoing [...]

Description Employees of Parastatal Bodies should maintain the highest standard of integrity in their dealings with members of the public, the business community and other government officials. They are expected to be honest, impartial and [...]

Description The recruitment function in Parastatal Bodies (PSBs) is perceived as an area that is highly corruption prone. In this respect the Select Committee on Corruption rightly pointed out: PSB board members and especially the [...]