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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Zondo report ensures that corruption remains firmly embedded in the public discourse. Civil society must now push for quick action and real penalties, writes Karam Singh.<\/b><\/p>\n

Since 2020, South Africans have had to deal with a multitude of new challenges and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, as if the daily struggle for the majority of our people was not enough. Some of these challenges have taken the form of outright attacks on our democracy and our Constitution, which underpins that democracy.<\/p>\n

Covid-19, record unemployment levels, violence against state and citizenry, attacks on the judiciary, and more have shaken the nation and exposed the extent of inequality, corruption and negligence. South Africa\u2019s constitutional democracy, then and now It seems much longer than 28 years ago that we welcomed our new constitutional democracy. The excitement and enthusiasm were contagious, and it seemed entirely possible to build viable, capable, delivery-centric, Batho Pele-inspired institutions. We had high hopes for the equal delivery of justice, for inequality to be stamped out, for the realisation of all the potential South Africa holds. Where are we now? Not where we wanted to be. At times it feels like the country is at perpetual crossroads \u2013 between great equality and social justice on the high road and a further unravelling of the rule of law on the low road. We are in some quarters feeling defeated and demoralised, but we cannot afford to let those feelings overwhelm us. If we want to see our systems and democratic institutions properly reinforced against abuse and corruption, we have to recommit, on an individual as well as an organisational level, to the recovery and rebuilding efforts just as we would respond to a natural disaster. Perhaps this is an apt metaphor because former president Jacob Zuma was described more than once as a tsunami in both the media and academia!READ | Karyn Maughan: How Mlambo, Zondo dismantled the ‘anti-transformation’ attack on the ConstitutionProtecting our democracy and Constitution is paramount for officials and citizens alike. Attacking our supreme law and declaring that it has not worked up to now is not a reflection on that law \u2013 it is a reflection on those tasked with enforcing the law. The ones who rage the loudest against it are those who have failed to give us transformation, who hide behind their failures and deploy a rhetoric that seeks to divide and confuse us.We cannot allow this. We must put in the hard work. Just as we would have to clean up the physical devastation of our country, there is no short route to cleaning up corruption. It will take time but if we recommit to constitutional values and institution building, it is possible. Right now, we need messages that draw us together in the shared need to rebuild our democracy \u2013 not drive us apart. Zondo report is key to meaningful action against corruption and the corrupt One recent \u2013 and highly significant \u2013 development is the partial release of the final report of the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture. It is significant because it holds many of the keys to meaningful action against corruption and the corrupt. Corruption Watch has followed the hearings from the first day back in August 2018, and we thought we had a reasonably solid grip on the facts.However, from reading the commission\u2019s staggering report, it is clear that much more has been revealed than came out in daily testimony, and more heinous deeds have been perpetrated than were shown on television. The question is, what can we as South Africans do about it? How do we futureproof our democracy against this type of corruption? Do the findings and recommendations of the commission finally move the needle when it comes to the pursuit of accountability from those responsible for the state capture assault on our constitutional democracy?<\/p>\n

READ | Karam Singh and Tharin Pillay: Solutions abound to SA’s graft problem \u2013 political will, not so much<\/p>\n

The Zondo report has tossed the ANC onto the horns of a dilemma, with the party front and centre as an agent of the worst forms of crony capitalism. The ANC has deliberately shown a lackadaisical approach to corruption and leniently allowed questionable people to occupy high-ranking positions. The corrupt have come to take this level of impunity as a given, which is exactly why the party cannot afford to continue on this trajectory. We have already seen, in the results of last year\u2019s local government elections, a clear indication that people are no longer prepared to support the tolerance of corruption in government. It is certainly the moment to stand firmly against cadre deployment when it comes to filling positions in the echelons and the civil service and SOEs.<\/p>\n

The first move should be to, once and for all, weed out all implicated officials in both the private and the public sectors and ensure they no longer have a job to manipulate for their own benefit. While some corrective measures will take time, this one can be implemented speedily.<\/p>\n

There should be no mercy. \u2018Innocent until proven guilty\u2019 is an insufficient defence when people\u2019s lives and livelihoods are at stake \u2013 and that is the situation for the millions who still languish in poverty, as well as the whistle-blowers who risk a great deal to expose the criminals who make off with funds meant to uplift those millions.<\/p>\n

Tricky manoeuvringParty factionalism, which also has been allowed to flourish unimpeded, will prove an obstacle in this regard. And with the ANC\u2019s national elective conference taking place this year, the scene is set for tricky manoeuvring. We have already seen signs of an expanded political silly season from senior leaders seeking to posture themselves in opposition to the current governing leadership.<\/p>\n

The second move should be to meticulously implement all the Zondo commission recommendations, no matter whose feathers are ruffled. Corruption has lingered and grown because dealing with it has been seen to be uncomfortable and would anger certain people. But comfort zones are not appropriate at this time; people must accept the consequences of their actions.<\/p>\n

The Zondo report ensures that corruption remains firmly embedded in the public discourse. We as civil society must now push for quick action and real penalties. We must not let up, otherwise the report will become another white elephant.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, South Africans must make it clear to President Cyril Ramaphosa that platitudes and social compacts will not drive out corruption. Placating certain party members will not improve the ethical culture in government, nor will endlessly repeated promises of renewal and self-correction get us anywhere but deeper in the swamp.<\/p>\n

– Karam Singh is the executive director at Corruption Watch To receive Opinions Weekly, sign up for the newsletter here.*Want to respond to the columnist? Send your letter or article to opinions@news24.com with your name and town or province. You are welcome to also send a profile picture. We encourage a diversity of voices and views in our readers’ submissions and reserve the right not to publish any and all submissions received.Disclaimer: News24 encourages freedom of speech and the expression of diverse views. The views of columnists published on News24 are therefore their own and do not necessarily represent the views of News24.<\/p>\n

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