CYRIL RAMAPHOSA
THIS week will mark five years since we embarked on a new journey in the fight against corruption. In delivering the State of the Nation Address on 16 February 2018, I said: “We are determined to build a society defined by decency and integrity, that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources, nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard-earned savings of ordinary people.”
I said that if we are to turn the tide on corruption, we must strengthen law enforcement institutions and shield them from external interference or manipulation.
Since then, we have made substantial progress in strengthening the state’s ability to deal with corruption.
The first significant step in this effort was the establishment of a Special Tribunal to enable the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to expedite civil claims against corrupt individuals and to recover stolen funds.
The Special Tribunal is a court dedicated
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