Cyril needs help to tackle graft
OUR President Cyril Ramaphosa has a Herculean task to bring an end to state capture and corruption.
It is perceived that those involved in corrupt practices did so with impunity during the Jacob Zuma reign.
It seems the billions siphoned off the state coffers and being revealed now are just the tip of the iceberg.
Service delivery protests are the order of the day and municipalities just do not have the finances to meet people’s demands for basic amenities, mainly because of corruption and incompetency.
Another factor that impedes the conviction of individuals involved in corruption is the judiciary system that moves at a snail’s pace.
For instance in December 2017, the high court made a ruling for Ramaphosa to replace the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) within 60 days.
It is more than six months later and the situation is still status quo.
There are many cases that take years to resolve and the billions stolen are seldom, if ever, recovered.
A good example of this is the metamorphosis process our stateowned entities are going through.
These include Eskom, Prasa (Passenger Rail Agency of SA), Transnet, SAA.
I guess it will take some time for the president to establish a state of clean governance and he needs all the help he can get, especially by deploying competent ministers.
The dots have been joined and now it is time for action.
A new dawn has arrived and South Africans, especially the underprivileged, need a better life.