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Every person in South Africa has the right to a functioning local government that can provide basic services such as clean water, electricity and sanitation. But corruption has left much of this sphere of government unable to fulfil its role.
Calls for better legislation are good and necessary, but the protection of whistleblowers is not just the responsibility of the State. Liezl Groenewald breaks down where the responsibility lies.