PUBLIC Protector Thuli Madonsela, in her recent address to business leaders in Stellenbosch, stated how corrupt government officials and the unethical business fraternity were siphoning large sums of public money by submitting false bills to government departments.

Her call on society to reject “tenderpreneurship” is urgent because for far too long “this kind of corruption was milking the state of resources that should have been channelled towards uplifting the poor.”

Not a week goes by without the media reporting some kind of corruption in our country.

We hope that Madonsela will launch a “full systemic investigation” next year to see how much government is losing through false billing.
Such an investigation needs to become a reality. Necessary action needs to be taken – not only to stop this “false billing” – but also to bring the culprits to accountability and prosecution for the crime they are committing of robbing our nation and preventing it from achieving its full potential.

MEDIA DESK
Darul Ihsan Centre
Published in the DAILY NEWS on Tuesday 13 November 2012

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