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And not the first government run entity in SA to have funds stolen from it. Transnet/PRASA (railways) Eskom (electricity) SAA (airline) All have had just to

And not the first government run entity in SA to have funds stolen from it. Transnet/PRASA (railways) Eskom (electricity) SAA (airline) All have had just totally monumental theft often at the top levels. It all seems to be pretty consequence free. Meanwhile, the hawks open immediate investigations and charge people almost immediately who are trying to expose things - which is kind of funny - 10 years to investigate totally obvious theft, 7 days to charge folks who are exposing it :)!

seibelj 6y ago
South Africa has insane levels of graft and corruption that have been going on for decades. They also have a lot of politically motivated assassinations. Total basket case of a country.
- thoraway1010 6y ago
  Not really a total basket case. They had a long and fantastic history actually of institution building, including credible tax services etc. It was really the Zuma years that messed things up and the new folks don't seem interested in any cleanup (the ANC has had a lock on power a long time). They are still a great country relatively speaking in Africa, with incredible potential.
- rdevsrex 6y ago
  As a US expat living in Joburg, I agree that there is a lot of corruption in SA. But damn if 2020 hasn't shown a spotlight on the shady business in the US as well.
- mikro2nd 6y ago
  1. Most of the graft and corruption has been going on at least 7 decades. i.e. Long before the ANC government. 2. "politically motivated assasinations"? Citation wanted, please.
  - seibelj 6y ago
    http://archive.vn/73yLl http://archive.vn/73yLl > These prizes seem to be worth killing for. Since 2014 more than 115 Glebelands residents have been murdered. Many were anc members who objected to the ways of Robert Mzobe, an anc councillor accused of corruption, and Bongani Hlope, a local warlord who terrorised residents. “Glebelands is a microcosm,” argues Mary de Haas, a researcher into local violence. Throughout the country violence is regularly meted out by one faction of the anc against another. From 2000 to 2017 nearly 300 political assassinations have been recorded, many of them anc members.
  - xiler 6y ago
    https://www.opensecrets.org.za/agm/ https://www.opensecrets.org.za/agm/
- africanwoman 6y ago
  Replace "south africa" with the USA and your statement is equally verifiable and accurate.
  - seibelj 6y ago
    You are sorely, sorely mistaken.

seibelj 6y ago

South Africa has insane levels of graft and corruption that have been going on for decades. They also have a lot of politically motivated assassinations. Total basket case of a country.

thoraway1010 6y ago
Not really a total basket case. They had a long and fantastic history actually of institution building, including credible tax services etc. It was really the Zuma years that messed things up and the new folks don't seem interested in any cleanup (the ANC has had a lock on power a long time). They are still a great country relatively speaking in Africa, with incredible potential.
rdevsrex 6y ago
As a US expat living in Joburg, I agree that there is a lot of corruption in SA. But damn if 2020 hasn't shown a spotlight on the shady business in the US as well.
mikro2nd 6y ago
1. Most of the graft and corruption has been going on at least 7 decades. i.e. Long before the ANC government. 2. "politically motivated assasinations"? Citation wanted, please.
- seibelj 6y ago
  http://archive.vn/73yLl http://archive.vn/73yLl > These prizes seem to be worth killing for. Since 2014 more than 115 Glebelands residents have been murdered. Many were anc members who objected to the ways of Robert Mzobe, an anc councillor accused of corruption, and Bongani Hlope, a local warlord who terrorised residents. “Glebelands is a microcosm,” argues Mary de Haas, a researcher into local violence. Throughout the country violence is regularly meted out by one faction of the anc against another. From 2000 to 2017 nearly 300 political assassinations have been recorded, many of them anc members.
- xiler 6y ago
  https://www.opensecrets.org.za/agm/ https://www.opensecrets.org.za/agm/
africanwoman 6y ago
Replace "south africa" with the USA and your statement is equally verifiable and accurate.
- seibelj 6y ago
  You are sorely, sorely mistaken.