SA has enough existing laws to deal with the protection of whistle-blowers, but more should be done to incentivise people to come forward and help them after their disclosures net wrongdoers.
“Credible information used in investigations that are used to open criminal cases doesn’t just flow. It is given by people and they should be assured of protection,” he said.
“Auditing is regarded as an important practice to ensure companies and state entities function in accordance with the law. Auditing increasingly takes care of matters such as fraud and corruption. After auditing, we rely on oversight agencies such as the SIU and the public protector that come after things have been broken.
Madonsela said Deokaran was more than a whistle-blower, and said there were more public servants like her.
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