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What is at stake in fighting grand corruption?

The process of forensic audits conducted by punctilious apolitical experts may be necessary, PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The process of forensic audits conducted by punctilious apolitical experts may be necessary, PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Of all our national shames, corruption effortlessly takes the cake! It is the deplorable lulu of our republic’s moral stains.

The new administration, driven by the greater societal good and weighty sense of moral balancing, must confront this malady with unflagging resolve, not Janus-faced rhetoric. How did our country, a land once celebrated as an undisputed oasis of good governance, find itself languishing in the throes of grand corruption?

Immersed in visceral bitterness and mounting impatience, after seemingly being ignored ad nauseam, the nation’s vigilant youth, perceived as the riant and emotionally high-strung drivers of change, are unwilling to moderate their expectations, and disinclined to accommodate the nascent wobbly steps of an infant government.

Editor's Comment
Child protection needs more than prevailing laws

The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...

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