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CHRIS BARRON: Corruption and the slippery slope to hell
KPMG CEO Ignatius Sehoole is aghast at the woeful track record of his own profession in South Africa
14 April 2024 - 05:50
Ignatius Sehoole, CEO of KPMG South Africa, who has called for cheating auditors to be thrown in jail, says until South Africa has an effective justice system the fraud and corruption that has shredded the reputation of audit firms like his own will continue.
“We need that desperately, like a body needs oxygen, for this country to get back on track. You can’t blame those who believe that in this country crime pays. People do all these things and there don’t seem to be consequences.”..
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