A positive programme of measures is necessary to restore legal and ethical practice in the SA economy, with the business sector providing the lead
Former president Jacob Zuma. Picture: PHIL MAGAKOE/POOL VIA REUTERS.
They will not help build a successful economy, kick-start growth or attract foreign investment until they do so. Every business should say: “Never again” to collaboration with the corrupters. While the government of the day and state institutions bear primary responsibility for the restoration of a corruption-free and functioning state, it is not only up to them. The committed and energetic involvement of the private sector is essential — both to acknowledge its complicity in state capture and to prevent any recurrences or new outbreaks.
These should include, first, a universal and uncompromising refusal to pay backhanders for public procurement contracts: if every tendering business refuses, politicians and state officials will also have to behave ethically. Second, education within businesses and related institutions as to what constitutes corruption, how to identify corruption and what steps to take if it is encountered.
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