Have South Africans become numb to political corruption?
President Cyril Ramaphosa this week (Wednesday) signed the Judicial Matters Amendment Act of 2023 into law. This is in line with recommendations made by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector, including Organs of State in the Zondo Commission. Corruption is one of the greatest impediments to the country's growth and development. According to Transparency International, corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development and further exacerbates inequality, and poverty. In our Sunday Morning discussion we unpack the impact of political corruption and put the spotlight on accountability. This is in light of former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula , who this week resigned as both Parliament presiding officer and MP, amid allegations of corruption and money laundering. To look at this Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Professor Zwelinzima Ndevu , Director of the School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University and Dr. Sysman Motloung , political analyst from the University of North West
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