Inkhohlakalo kwezezimali eNingizimu Afrika ibandakanya ukusetshenziswa kwemithombo nezimali zesizwe ukuzuzisa abantu ngasese, ukufumbathisa nokuzibonelela ngasese. I-Transparency International Corrupt Perceptions Index yango 2017 inikeze iNingizimu Afrika inkomba yama-43 kwizinkomba ezingu-100, eNingizimu Afrika lokhu okubeka iNingizimu Afrika emkhakheni ka 71 emazweni angama 180. Lesi simo simele ushintsho lokwehlela ezansi ngamaphoyinti amabili ukusuka ku 45 (2016 CPI). Amazwe anamazinga angaphansi kwama 50 akhombisa ukuba nezinkinga ezinkulu zenkohlakalo kwezezimali. Ihlazo lakamuva elenzeka kusukela ngonyaka ka-2016 elibandakanya owayenguMongameli waseNingizimu Afrika uJacob Zuma elidonse amahlo ukubheka kwezenkohlakalo yezezimali eNingizimu Afrika. UCyril Ramaphosa, uMongameli waseNingizimu Afrika osanda kukhethwa, usefunge ukuthi uzobhoncula inkohlakalo kwezezimali ekhona futhi nokuqhubekela phambili ukulwanokuvimbela nokulwa nenkohlakalo . INingizimu Afrika inohlaka oluqinile lokulwa nenkohlakalo, kodwa imithetho ayilandelwa nokuqikelelwa ngokwanele kanti futhi nokuqinisekisa ukuthi iziphathimandla nabasezikhundleni kumbuso akwenziwa ngendlela efanele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona izihibe ezenziwe ezivimbela ukuthi abantu babike ngamahlebezi ukwenziwa kwenkohlakalo yezezimali emkhakheni kahulumeni kanye nasemkhakheni wamabhizinisi angasese. Ihlazo elisanda kuvela elibandakanya umndeni wamaGupta nowayenguMengameli waseNingizimu Afrika uJacob Zuma, labangela ukususwa kukaZuma esikhundleni sobungameli kanye nokuveza uhla olude lwezikhalazo zenkohlakalo kwezezimali okwenziwa yilowo owayengumengameli wezwe.