The IRR says state capture prosecutions is like treating a deep would with painkillers instead of undergoing surgery.
Prosecuting people involved in State Capture will not solve South Africa’s rampant corruption in businesses, police services, government departments and agencies, schools, hospitals, and clinics, according to the
“Merely prosecuting the corrupt will be insufficient in curbing the widespread corruption plaguing government operations in South Africa. Corruption is symptomatic of deeper systemic issues, primarily the concentration of rigged discretion of cadres, comrades, crooks, and cronies to make decisions on spending billions of rands,” says Hermann Pretorius, the head of strategic communications IRR.
“Addressing the root causes of corruption — excessive government control over financial resources and flawed race-rigged procurement and appointment systems — is crucial for achieving genuine accountability and ending the corruption crisis in South Africa,” says Pretorius.
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