Experts say a large part of the work of state capture commissions should be prioritise the prevention of harm to whistle-blowers.
Bikers for whistleblowers lay a wreath outside the house of Babita Deokaran, 5 September 2021. Deokaran, who was a senior finance official at the Gauteng health department, was gunned down last week Monday outside her complex in Mondeor, south of Johannesburg, shortly after dropping off her child at school. Picture: Tracy Lee Stark
In spite of growing concerns about the safety of whistle-blowers, and the “inaction” from government in response to their protection, experts say a large part of the work of future commissions of enquiry should be prioritising the prevention of harm to whistle-blowers if they want people to continue to report corruption.
Williams exposed alleged corruption at management consultancy Bain & Company where he was working and subsequently left the country.“At the moment it appears as if they [the authorities] are paying lip service to whistle-blowers, but I will say Sars should answer for themselves, we should question their silence,” Van Loggerenberg said.
“We have already seen how brave people like Babita Deokaran were murdered for doing the right thing because they were not properly protected.“Whistle-blowers are critical to any democracy because they are a warning sign that lets us know as society, as authorities, that something is going wrong.”
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