Thuli Madonsela weighs in on crime and corruption

In July last year, Madonsela called on state capture whistle-blowers to name and shame those who are corrupt.

“We know those implicated in state capture are exploiting the pain and hardships many people are suffering as the aftermath of state capture, Covid-19 regulations, digitalisation and the Ukraine war. Don’t let them turn our country into a wasteland again. Be a whistle-blower,” said Madonsela.

She said it is a duty to protect the country’s democracy from the corrupt.

“It is in your hands to prevent the recapturing of the state and hijacking of our hard-earned democracy under false pretences in our beloved country.”

She had earlier said the sell-outs of “our time” were responsible for state capture.

“An epiphany I just had is that the real sell-outs of our time are those responsible for state capture and repurposing of institutions and processes of our hard-won democracy, for greedy looting of public funds and evasion of accountability through courts and chapter 9 institutions,” said Madonsela. 

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