Baloyi said it was imperative to encourage people to fight and speak up against corruption.

He said communities needed to feel safe when they raise the alarm on corrupt activities, as well as understand that corruption does not pay.

“We need to do more on the protection of whistle blowers,” he said.

The conference forms part of activities planned for the Public Protector Good Governance Week launched by the Office of the Public Protector on Monday.

The week-long event, which aims to promote good governance in all State affairs, will see Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela and her team visiting taxi ranks and shopping malls. She will hold a public lecture at the Tshwane University of Technology Soshanguve campus on Thursday.

Public Protector Good Governance Week is observed every October on the anniversary of the 16-year-old constitutional institution.