Protect Whistleblowers or Sacrifice the Country

South Africa has a long history of ignoring landmark reports.The findings of the Zondo Commission is just one standout example. I could also list reports from the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, the Marikana Commission of Enquiry, and the Unrest Report following the riots of July 2021, among many others.Which is why I’m unwillingly sceptical that the report released in December 2025 by The Whistleblower House will make any real difference to the shocking state of affairs that inspired it. (Visit ttps://whistleblowerhouse.org/ to view the report)It’s also, though, why I have to speak out. I cannot sit still and be quiet while the lives and livelihoods of good, honest, and brave South Africans continue to be threatened.The report in question should have stopped this country in its tracks.Click below to read the full article. https://lnkd.in/d4vtNW5u

How South Africa Talked Its Way Off the Corruption List While Corruption Got Worse

South Africa just passed an international test it might fail in 18 months’ time.On October 24, 2025, the Financial Action Task Force removed South Africa from its grey list of jurisdictions with weak money laundering protections. Government celebrated. Business leaders expressed relief. International banks noted the development.Three months earlier, President Cyril Ramaphosa had announced the Madlanga Commission to investigate allegations that criminal syndicates had infiltrated police, prosecutors, intelligence operatives, and parts of the judiciary. When hearings began on September 17, testimony revealed a justice system under siege.The contradiction demands attention. South Africa convinced FATF evaluators that its reforms were sustainable while a senior police commissioner testified that the criminal justice system faced "total collapse."You need to understand what this means for your business, your investment decisions, and South Africa's economic future.Click below to read the full articlehttps://lnkd.in/dj_G8dYB

Can we no longer trust judges in South Africa?

South Africa is a country where trust in public organisations is at an all-time low. But in the middle of an endless wave of wrong-doing allegations against State-Owned Enterprises, hospitals, and numerous local and provincial municipalities, one institution has always seemed safe from the evil tendrils of corruption: our judiciary.So the arrest on corruption charges of a sitting high court judge in November last year sent shock waves throughout the entire country.Gauteng High Court Judge Portia Phahlane is charged with allegedly receiving millions to rule in favour of one of the factions involved in the succession battle of the International Pentecost Holiness Church (IPHC).Mr Xola Nqola, the portfolio committee chairperson of the Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, said, “The arrest has the potential to erode South African citizens’ trust in their judiciary,” he said. “The most troubling aspect is the alleged use of money. In a corruption-infested society such as ours, it would be too slippery a road if judges started accepting brown envelopes on matters that are before courts awaiting adjudication.”Click below to read the full story.https://lnkd.in/d5Hr-bZQ

The Untouchables - When Exposing Corruption Is Not Enough

Over R1.2 billion. That is what South African taxpayers have spent on just four major commissions of inquiry over the past decade. The money funded years of testimony, thousands of pages of evidence, and hundreds of recommendations. Yet when you ask how many people have been prosecuted, the number drops to a trickle.The pattern repeats itself. A scandal breaks. Public outrage builds. The government announces a commission of inquiry. Months turn into years. The commission delivers its findings. Then silence.This is the commission cycle that South Africa cannot seem to break.Click below to read the full story. https://lnkd.in/dJMQA8eq