Gugu Mlotshwa is a Community Health Facilitator at Eshowe Hospital Primary Health Care in KwaZulu-Natal. Listen to Gugu speaking about what integrity means to her and how she hopes being crowned an Integrity Icon will encourage herself and others to serve the community with courage and loyalty.   Gugu has had a significant impact on various communities within the province by bringing together stakeholders to establish Operation Sukuma Sakhe. This initiative engages community health facili [...]

Moshalagae Malatji is a District Officer and Teacher in the Lebowakgomo District Office of Limpopo with more than 15 years of experience. Listen to Moshalagae speaking about what integrity means to her, how she has become a beacon of hope in the public service and how she will use her status as an integrity icon to create ripple effects going forward.   Moshalagae is committed to her work and highly skilled in planning for the department's objectives. She is also decisive and never hesita [...]

Sakhile Nkosi came to work in rural Mpumalanga and was not assigned a supervisor when he first arrived, forcing him to figure out for himself how to remain professional and ethical, despite a lack of experience and supervision. He is now servicing three hospitals, clinics, and disability centers that are attached to his catchment area. Listen to Sakhile speaking about what integrity means to him and how being crowned an Integrity Icon means he is contributing to building a more responsible and s [...]

Clinton Odayar is a K9 Search and Rescue Officer at the Umhlali Police Station in KwaZulu-Natal. Listen to Clinton speaking about what integrity means to him and how being crowned an Integrity Icon has boosted his faith in serving the public and also helped improve relations between the police and his community.   With more than 15 years of experience, Clinton is known in his community as a public servant who is always available and ready to go beyond the call of duty. Two years ago he wa [...]

Get to know South Africa’s Integrity Icons. These are our public servants who go beyond their call of duty to do what’s right even when no one is watching. The Accountability Lab, a civil society organisation that promotes accountability and transparency, and its partners launched the Integrity Icon campaign in March. The organisations asked South Africans to nominate public servants who work with integrity and five incredible finalists were chosen. The Accountability Lab put together gorgeous s [...]