EDITORIAL: Solicitor-general can save the state billions
Turnaround of the office is beginning to take shape, though it remains a big task
22 February 2021 - 05:00
The appointment in 2020 of a solicitor-general to oversee the work of the state attorney’s offices around the country has the potential to save the state billions of rand, not only in terms of litigation costs and in the amounts paid out for claims but also in the eradication of corruption.
The incumbent Fhedzisani Pandelani, who took up the post in March 2020, got to grips with his mandate with vigour and dynamism and the turnaround of the office is beginning to take shape, though it remains an enormous task...
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