Lobbyist Hugh Glenister said yesterday that he plans to award R100000 to a Southern African who can offer the best anti-corruption framework for specialist police unit the Hawks.
He is inviting anyone under the age of 30, or a university student, to submit a "best practice" implementation of a Constitutional Court ruling that forced parliament to remedy the Hawks' lack of independence by September.
In March, in a case largely initiated by Glenister, the Constitutional Court ruled that chapter 6A of the SA Police Service Act be sent back to parliament for amendment because it made the Hawks open to political interference.
The court suspended its order of constitutional invalidity for that period. Public hearings are scheduled for April 23 and 24.
"Corruption is a disease that affects every one of us," he said.
"Most of all, it affects young adults because they are the ones who will be left to fix the mess that we have allowed to happen."
Competing teams and individuals have until July 31 to submit their proposed draft legislation and explanatory memorandums in English, using less than 5000 words.
Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of retired South African judges.
If a university faculty won, it would receive R50000 and give the remainder to the students deemed most deserving.
If an independent person was chosen, he will get R10000 and the remainder will go to the best university submission.
The decision will be announced on September 30.
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