Corruption undermined SA’s Covid-19 response, Mboweni says
Former finance minister bemoans the channelling of resources to connected politicians as leading to a credibility crisis in government at all levels
04 October 2021 - 20:51
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni has conceded that the preventive measures put in place by the government to prevent the looting of resources meant for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic were insufficient.
“All the systems we have in place to protect much-needed resources and prevent looting can only go so far when there are people who seek to manipulate processes to steal public funds,” Mboweni says...
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