SA needs to have a serious conversation about battling corruption, Batohi says
Prosecutions boss paints a grim picture of the rot in the state and of the enormous task ahead to clean it up
30 June 2020 - 19:25
SA needs to have a serious conversation about what needs to be done to combat corruption on a large scale, prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi said on Tuesday, emphasising that the investigating directorate established last year is only a temporary answer to an enormous problem.
After years of rampant corruption which have contributed significantly to SA’s current economic devastation, pressure has been mounting on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to prosecute high-profile politicians on allegations of state capture, among others. ..
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