In many instances, corruption is closely aligned to political power in Africa and that affects the extent to which laws are enforced.
Because of that, whistleblowers are a big part of the fight against corruption on the continent. A successful whistleblower system depends on laws and mechanisms that protect the whistleblower.
News24 spoke to Richard Chelin, a researcher on organised crime and corruption about what measures governments should consider if they want to make whistleblowers central to their investigations.
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