{"id":5538,"date":"2022-11-07T01:47:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T01:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrityicon.org\/?p=5538"},"modified":"2022-11-15T01:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T01:55:11","slug":"sas-passionate-and-inspirational-public-servants-honoured-with-policeman-taking-top-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integrityicon.org\/es\/sas-passionate-and-inspirational-public-servants-honoured-with-policeman-taking-top-award\/","title":{"rendered":"SA\u2019s passionate and inspirational public servants honoured, with policeman taking top award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0<a title=\"Zukiswa Pikoli\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/author\/zukiswa-pikoli\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Zukiswa Pikoli<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio hidden-xs\">\n<h3 class=\"first-paragraph\">The Integrity Icons awards present an alternative to the perception that public servants are corrupt and lazy, and showcase that there are some who \u2018go the extra mile\u2019<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/accountabilitylab.org\/\">Accountability Lab<\/a>\u00a0has been running the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/integrityicon.org\/es\/south-africa\/\">Integrity Icons<\/a>\u00a0awards since 2018. The awards showcase the excellent work done by many men and women in the public service, something that Accountability Lab\u2019s country director for SA, Sekoetlane Phamodi, says often goes unnoticed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1455902\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1455902\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1455902 size-full jetpack-lazy-image img-responsive jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27720%27%20height%3D%27452%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20720%20452%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27720%27%20height%3D%27452%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg?resize=480,301 480w, https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg?resize=768,482 768w, https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg?resize=720,452 720w, https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg?resize=1536,963 1536w, https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg?resize=1280,803 1280w, https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg?resize=1600,1004 1600w, https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MC-Integrity_5.jpg?resize=350,220 350w\" alt=\"public servants awards\" width=\"720\" height=\"452\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1455902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Sekoetlane Phamodi, country director of Accountability Lab, during the Integrity Icon Awards held at the Anew Hotel in Johannesburg. (Photo: Denvor de Wee)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSo often the focus is on what is wrong in the public service, but it\u2019s so important for us to also be engaged with what is strong, what is working well and to reinforce it, because ultimately this work requires all of us to link arms and really fortify what is working well, what is strong, can be enhanced, amplified \u2026 be grown across society in order to make our public service the very best that we need and deserve,\u201d Phamodi said at the awards ceremony in Johannesburg on Friday, 4 November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Warrant Officer Bongani Siyona, who won this year\u2019s People\u2019s Choice award, is from KwaZakhele in Gqeberha. He said he does the work he does because of his passion for his community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Original article published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2022-11-07-sas-passionate-and-inspirational-public-servants-honoured-with-policeman-taking-top-honours\/\">Daily Maverick<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Zukiswa Pikoli The Integrity Icons awards present an alternative to the perception that public servants are corrupt and lazy, and showcase that there are some who \u2018go the extra mile\u2019 The\u00a0Accountability Lab\u00a0has been running the\u00a0Integrity Icons\u00a0awards since 2018. The awards showcase the excellent work done by many men and women in the public service, something that Accountability Lab\u2019s country director for SA, Sekoetlane Phamodi, says often goes unnoticed. Sekoetlane Phamodi, country director of Accountability Lab, during the Integrity Icon Awards held at the Anew Hotel in Johannesburg. (Photo: Denvor de Wee) \u201cSo often the focus is on what is wrong in the public service, but it\u2019s so important for us to also be engaged with what is strong, what is working well and to reinforce it, because ultimately this work requires all of us to link arms and really fortify what is working well, what is strong, can be enhanced, amplified \u2026 be grown across society in order to make our public service the very best that we need and deserve,\u201d Phamodi said at the awards ceremony in Johannesburg on Friday, 4 November 2022. Warrant Officer Bongani Siyona, who won this year\u2019s People\u2019s Choice award, is from KwaZakhele in Gqeberha. He said he does the work he does because of his passion for his community. 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