Njongonkulu Ndungane says 'good people in ANC' must speak out on corruption
Former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town names five sectors in society that must act to root out graft
South Africa will never get rid of corruption if good people in the African National Congress close ranks and stay silent‚ elder statesman Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane said on Friday. The former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town said corruption resulted in the public’s money intended for basic services such as water and housing ended up "in the pockets of corrupt officials" and weakened human rights. Ndungane was speaking on International Anti-corruption Day at the Claremont Main Road Mosque in Cape Town. He named five sectors in society that must act to root out corruption. Religious bodies must speak out‚ adding that the church "has been far too quiet". Civil society must continue to hold government and business to account. He singled out Corruption Watch as an excellent organisation that provides a platform for reporting corruption safely and that it monitored the progress of each case. The Helen Suzman Foundation and Freedom Under Law showed how civil society "can use its cons...
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