The Midweek Sun

Who is to blame the corruption?

In this way we shall be on the way to creating a Utopia in which parents and children live in harmony – a perfect society where corruption is shunned with the utmost contempt; a society in which every man is his brother’s keeper.

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BforThe road carnage increases by the on someone by another – either by person or officer at the Department of Roads, Transport Public day. officers Very must remember soon, the that theirs statute – to carry out a legitimate task or tasks. So, Services also succumbs to seamless requests from ibsearsea-crosanct calling – they serve the public, it is if that entrusted power is ‘abused’ it presuppose­s applicants that have flunked the driver’s test and to be licensing cherished. In officer fact, I dare at say the they oflnunthke issues them with licenses because they’ve paid a required to take an Oath of Allegiance to

breicbaeu. Oseurthreo­yad’vseget Ptoublic Service Department Charter in the of same Roads, way that roergtuals­aktos.ry mepcahidan­aisbmri.bFeo. r me, that have failed thethderiH­veyrp’osctreitse­ts. Nurses and Doctors defer to the Hypocrates Oath. it iOs aurcornoda­ditsiognet­ocf logginecdr­weaisthesl­imceannsie­fodld. ThiOs institutio­ns Transport that watch Services over the conduct gpreoepdle­anthdaatvh­aarviceef.ailedcothr­reudprtivo­enr’bsrteestd.s. Loavweront­hietscownd­nuicstnoft­tehneotuhg­rhee tshoefthre­e arms of Government - Executive, Legbieseno­Gugohvetro­nrmegeunlt­at-eEbxeehcau­vitoivuer,oLregisils­altauturer­e otswana has caught the African bugin, peubcalirc­noaffigece­inrctoreas­easnmd caannifonl­edv.eThr and Judiciary also - succumbs must also have to clearly spelt dreaded disease of corruption. othrecovmi­cpioroums icsierclec­tohnadtucc­ot.rrIunpdtei­eodntheaen­ldixiJrudf­oicriacroy­rr-upmtuiosnt aislssoelh­f-ave colueat rluyles that require of them to report quarterly to This malice is characteri­sed by widespread we fault? discipline and moralsfpoe­rlttitouud­te.ruWlees tmhuatstre­bqeucoirme thtehme ptoublic on the seamless health of the requests state. The men and bribery; wheeling and dealing; insider trading;mstecahl-anisBmo.th the politician and the officeLr toewrendis noat seonsocuie­gthyatnhda­tcashnunsr­evpiol rint qalul aitrstemrl­ayntiofest­thaetiopnu­sb.lic ownomthen that are hired in the public service must have corruption? ing by servant; tender manipulati­on; defeatingF­thoer mei,nctortrhui­pstidoensp­isicableha­cvtiotuhre­ayl munsetvbeo­rtbhe beneotuakg­hento reWguelamt­eusbtenhoa­tvci ouvret othearlpth­eopflteh’sewsetatle­th. rather we integrity. They must from undergo applicants an Integrity that Test and ends of justice; dishonesty and lying and chetraatin­t;git is atocotnasd­kit!ioInnolfia­kesicmklay­nmneinr,d;ciotrruopr­tioconntdr­uacnts.cIennddese­d tshheoeull­idxisrtrfi­ovre ctore-ke an Thhone emstenliva­indgwformo­eunrstehla­vteasre hitrheedre­inafter their lives must be placed under the spotintlei­grhityt.o in high and low places! And so, when I read iasbboourt­ne opuutbolif­cgoreffiec­deaansdiat­vpaerrimce­e. ates the rvueprytif­oanbrisc soeflof-udriscipan­lidneouarn­dfamiolire­asl. Thethpeaps­tuobrlimc usesrtveic­aernmhuist­kheaevpe; ensure their have actions flunked and conduct the – on and corruption, I often wonder who really is to blaWmehen saocpioali,tieccioano­cmoincn, ipvoeslitw­iciathl liafe infoclruti­dtiundge.even the tithes and collection­s They are for must the undergo Church an and Integrity its off Test work – are consistent wth their service charter. for this blot in our democracy – is it the poliptiucb­ialinc officclerg­tyo. Jduesftrai­mudagainge­ovaenrnumn­leicnetnse­d dWriveemr, uwsht obeiscoamn slaoictiye.tyInthtaht­asthwuanys­we awnidll tbheeraeba­leftetor tehnejiory­lipvesacme­ufuslt be pCliavciel­dsociety must rally behind a set of principles, it

driver’s test and

or the public officer? Well they say it takes two department to ordinary or compromise woman in the a tender, society, seuvdildie­nlayllreit­ascmhianng­ifestsalet­ieopn.sI. sWayetmhis­usbtecause under a thief the ’s spotlight conscience to ensure is his their must actions inculcate tenets of good conduct for members tango, it’s otswana axiomatic has therefore caught that there the has programme to be a roadblock. or project, who She do admits we fault? her crimnoetac­nodveotffo­etrhsetrhp­eeoplwe’osrwsteean­ltehmrya.thHeer/she may and pretend conduct to be – fine, on and but off work of the – society; and the same society through their

issues them with

African bug, the dreaded

a corruptor and the corrupted. It’s unlikely that this Both the police politician officer a and monetary the officer considerat­ion. The poor deep down he’s tormented are consistent by the knowledge with their service that charter. civil society organisati­ons must enforce these values

disease of corruption. have entered cop, into probably this despicable has no money act for the day’s meal, he has commited a crime.Politician­s Civil society must should rally desist behind a set lucrative enterprise called corruption can thrive as who and tenets. In this way we shall be on the way to

licenses because

This malice is characteri­sed by widespread they must accepts both be it taken and to task! lady drives on. In no time this from making empty promises. of principles, This it also must is another inculcate tenets a sole proprietor­ship! Even if we define corruption the creating a Utopia in which parents and children live bribery; wheeling and dealing; In like habit manner, turns corruption into character transcends and of good the conduct electorate for vote members for of the as the ‘abuse of entrusted power for private gain’, very soon our roads form o f corruption, because in harmony – a perfect society where corruption

they’ve paid a bribe.

insider trading; stealing by servant; public are inundated office as it permeates unlicensed drivers! The road you on the basis of those society; hollow and promises the same only society to through the fact remains it still is a transactio­nal act. Entrusted with is shunned with the utmost cotempt; a society in

tender manipulati­on; defeating the the very fabric of our social, economic, their face civil when society these organisati­ons don’t materialis­e. must power implies there is authority conferred carnage increases by the day. Very soon, the licensing be left with egg on the ends of justice; dishonesty and lying political life including even the clergy. which every man is his brother’s keeper.

enforce these values and tenets.

Who is to blame the

–peirtshoen­r

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