What is at stake in fighting grand corruption?
Friday, February 07, 2025 | 250 Views |
The process of forensic audits conducted by punctilious apolitical experts may be necessary, PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
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.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...