the national anti-corruption forum provides an online guide to the prevention and combating of corruption act (pcca). other acts like the promotion of access to information act calls for an increased access to public information. the public finance management act examines government expenditures and the code of conduct for assembly and permanent council members calls for the full disclosure of members to report gifts. enforcement mechanisms remain weak for many of these preventative acts, allowing for corrupt actions to go unreported. south africa has ratified the united nations convention against corruption, the african union convention on preventing and combating corruption and the oecd anti-bribery convention.