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Whistleblower spelt out with wooden letters
Civil Society Movement, Defend Our Democracy, has welcomed the move to provide financial assistance to whistleblowers as a positive step towards addressing corruption.
Justice Minister Mamoloko Kubayi has announced that the government will provide financial assistance as a means of supporting those who take the risk in exposing corruption.
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Whistleblowers Bill will be introduced in Parliament.
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The movement’s Executive Director, Naledi Kuali, says a lot of whistleblowers are reluctant to come forward due to concerns about job security.
She says this initiative will encourage more whistleblowers to speak up.
“This is saying people are risking their lives and people are finding themselves with nothing to show for it. In fact, they’re finding themselves worse off than if they’d just keep quiet. And that’s unconscionable, that’s unreasonable.”
“And with the rate of corruption that we’re seeing in South Africa today, there’s a responsibility to really encourage whistleblowers to come forward and not put them in a position where I need to think about whether or not my child can go to school.”
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