THOUGHTLEADER: the words commonly associated in news stories with the term ‘Covid-19’ include ‘looting’, it’s time to shine a light on the problem.
Covid-19 infections may have peaked in South Africa, at least for the present, but we urgently need to treat a far more stubborn disease: corruption. Over the past month, media attention has shifted to Covid-19 looting in a way obvious to the most casual observer. And while the damage caused by corruption is massive, one of the greatest casualties is the very medium we use to find out about and discuss corruption: our public discourse.
However, further down the list, the shadow of corruption looms large. A prime target for corruption is “funds” intended for Covid-19 “relief” . Many of the dodgy tenders being investigated are for “protective” equipment . To top it all off, the tenth-strongest association with “Covid-19” in August’s top online news was “looting”.
. Before the conference, President Cyril Ramaphosa invited long overdue soul-searching in the ANC by writing an unprecedented letter to the party, saying, “The ANC may not stand alone in the dock, but it does stand as accused number one.
Meanwhile, the gatvol attitude of some members of the public towards corruption in government was expressed vividly by one Veronica Ncube from the hitherto-unknown Activist Movement of South Africa , who released atelling Ramaphosa, “You are a liar and you together with your MPs are thieves and murderers.
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