The Gap Between Investigation and Enforcement

A wise person once said, “Never confuse motion with action.” I’m sadly reminded of this far too often when I look at South Africa’s recent past.
We all know our country loves a good commission of inquiry. It’s our default response to pretty much anything. Public outcry over a lack of service delivery?
No problem, we’re forming a commission to investigate.
Forensic audits revealing local government fraud? Excellent – our newly created commission is looking into it.

But that’s about as far as we go. Time, effort and eye-watering amounts of money are spent on commissions of inquiry and then…crickets.
Regardless of the outcomes of these commissions – many of which highlight significant areas of concern, and often point out the exact individuals responsible – nothing further gets done.

There is motion, but no action.

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