September 7, 2021
DW published an excellent documentary entitled “Corruption in South Africa.” As DW said, “When a country falls into the hands of kleptocrats, a state is taken over. This happens again and again, all over the world. Including in South Africa, of all places, where the fight for democracy against a brutal apartheid regime was so hard-won.”
The so-called Gupta Leaks 1 alleges suspected fraud and corruption between Jacob Zuma and three brothers from India, the Guptas. What happened between the Guptas and Zuma is still not clear enough! 2
South Africa is Stolen
What would happen when the kleptocrats control the judiciary, the army, the justice department, the intelligence departments, the police, the customs, and each significant government institution? They shall enrich themselves and loot all state resources. They shall kidnap the country and govern by corruption. They shall transform the country into a failed state.
Unaccountable power is the main ingredient for corrupt behavior. Unfortunately, what happened and is probably happening in South Africa happens in many other countries in Africa and other parts of the world.
Notes
1 Read more on https://amabhungane.org/stories/special-report-the-guptaleaks-and-more-all-our-stories-on-state-capture-2/ Accessed on September 7, 2021
2 Read more on https://www.traceinternational.org/TraceCompendium/Detail/843?type=0 Accessed on September 7, 2021
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