GOVERNANCE
XOLISA PHILLIP: Business not exempt from introspection and self-correction
‘Who keeps the private sector accountable? Who polices the watchers of the government?’
The public sector has come under unprecedented scrutiny over the past few months because of the treasure trove of leaks uncovering a sophisticated web of intrigue surrounding the capture of the state.
Parliament has waded in and instituted the first in a series of inquiries to get to the bottom of the issue. Good luck with that, considering what happened with the Nkandla debacle and instituting parallel processes when there are outstanding remedial actions — but that warrants a discussion of its own in another column. Hopefully this time around Parliament does things by the book and has the sense not to tread on Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s toes, like it did to her predecessor. Up first on the parliamentary podium, the South African Council of Churches’ "unburdening" report is to be unpacked. It paints a grim picture about the state of the republic and concludes that SA is not far from becoming a mafia state, if it isn’t one already. The State Capacity Research Project’s report on capture will also get air time in the legislature. The report is a collation of data and timelines of how one immigrant family from India has amassed great wealth by using its proximity to powe...
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