LETTER: Corruption is more complex than black vs white
Corruption on the continent is still rife, just ask Angolans, Nigerians and Zimbabweans
13 August 2020 - 15:10
Steven Friedman’s main argument in his most recent column is that the R1-trillion worth (at least) of corruption that happened during the Jacob Zuma era is because “the political deal of 1994 left much of the economy untouched” and in white hands (New ways are needed to deal with deeply entrenched corruption (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2020-08-04-steven-friedman-new-ways-are-needed-to-deal-with-deeply-entrenched-corruption/), August 4).
He says this corruption will continue until the “deep-rooted symptom of a still skewed economy” changes...
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