According to a survey report conducted by Transparency International, 56 percent of people living in Southern Africa who came in contact with a public service worker were asked to pay a bribe in 2010.
The survey was conducted with citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Source: “‘Corruption getting worse in southern Africa’,” IOL, November 22, 2011.