Why isn’t Ramaphosa winning the war on corruption?

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In late 2017, when Cyril Ramaphosa won the leadership of the ANC at the Nasrec elective conference, he promised a ‘new dawn’ for SA. Just over four years later, those words ring increasingly hollow, writes robrose_za.

Adecade ago Karam Singh, the new head of Corruption Watch, quit the state-run Special Investigating Unit in frustration at how the fight against corruption had run aground.

"It was a few years into the Jacob Zuma administration, and while they made lots of noises about fighting corruption, including signing SIU proclamations, many of the reports we filed went nowhere," he says...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.

 

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robrose_za The longest night ever...

robrose_za It's institutionalized, and the only way he can win is uproot the institution, which is the ANC.

robrose_za Because he's part of it, how did n unionist become a billionaire He's people still lives in poverty after 27 years.

robrose_za He is the corrupt one, suspends people for exposing his corruption, you as you ignored his MTN and LONMIN share scandals and Shanduka Foundation fraud

robrose_za I think he meant a final sunset

robrose_za I would argue it is a new dawn, with dawn’s early light exposing years of what went on in the darkness. Hopefully the next period is spent cleaning up the now visible mess with action and accountability

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