Moerane report into political killings slammed
A political violence whistle-blower has described the report as a "whitewash"
The report of the Moerane commission of inquiry into political killings in KwaZulu-Natal has been described as a "whitewash, weak and vague". Whistle-blower Thabiso Zulu, a close friend of slain ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaqa, told Business Day after the release of the report by KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu that the report did not offer anything new in its recommendations. "The report is a whitewash and does not get to the bottom of why people are killed. It’s weak and vague and does not offer anything new from what we already know. It’s recommendations are vague and are not very far from what I already knew," he said. The controversial report made broad recommendations, which included an urgent investigation into politicians, public officials and business people associated with corrupt activities in the public service.
The commission also recommended that an interministerial task force of the security cluster ministers set up by President Cyril Rama...
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