Didiza calls for stronger accountability, warns corruption erodes public trust

By Akani Nkuna

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has called for stronger accountability measures across government, warning that persistent corruption and wasteful expenditure continue to undermine public confidence in the state.

Speaking at the Public Sector Governance and Compliance Conference (PSGCC) in Pretoria on Thursday, Didiza said South Africa must confront governance failures and ensure that laws and systems are robust enough to prevent unsuitable individuals from occupying positions of public trust.

“It also implies that our laws and governance systems must be able to filter out the characters that were not envisioned by our forebears who drafted the Constitution,” she said.

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“To rebuild public trust in government as the vehicle to improve citizens’ living