With the Zondo commission revelations over the past week, we have to pinch ourselves to realise this is not a Netflix drama. To me, brought up in the old SA, bribery, or the mere thought of it, was a no-no. I certainly was never approached by a traffic cop for “Nando’s money”, and never witnessed any corrupt activities while doing national service in the SA Defence Force or in a student job with the department of sea fisheries in enforcement. People had a certain pride in their jobs, and while the odd bottle of whisky changed hands, people never tried their luck. This is not to say bribery did not happen, but it certainly was not an accepted norm. One of the arguments had before 1994 among whites was whether majority rule would take the country down the road of corruption and maladministration like the rest of Africa. Fast forward 25 years and the evidence is there to see. How often does the man in the street get approached for Nando’s money by a traffic officer? In every ANC munici...
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