Why we decided on the ‘sting’

It's been more than three years since the State Capture commission wrapped up its work. Precious little has been done to prosecute those responsible for pillaging this country's coffers.

- By Jillian Green By Pieter-Louis Myburgh

So woeful is this lethargy that even retired Chief Justice Raymond Zondo recently lambasted President Cyril Ramaphosa's government, a highly unusual step for someone in Zondo's position.

Failing to act on past State Capture crimes is one thing. Sadly, though, it is starting to dawn on South Africans that our continuing corruption crisis is as grievous as it was when the Zuma-Gupta syndicate ruled the roost.

Whistle-blowers and forensic investigators are being gunned down. Shady contractors with no real business bona fides still clinch huge government contracts.

Our President, for some reason, keeps cash in his couches. The deputy president and his family sit on vast assets that they can’t quite explain. Two of Ramaphosa’s “post-Capture” ministers have been caught in huge graft scandals. One of them resigned from the Cabinet but still ended up as a member of Parliament. The other was simply reshuffled to a new portfolio.

Recent allegations about our police service read like a horror story. Entire pockets of the police, along with the organisation's political custodians, may very well be in the clutches of criminals.