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Justice Minister Ronald Lamola opened the Special Investigating Unit officers in the Northern Cape.
He urged members of the community to use the offices and report all allegations of corruption.
Lamola said the Covid-19 pandemic has proven that corruption knows no boundaries.
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola says the Covid-19 pandemic has proven to be a painful illustration that corruption knows no boundaries.
Lamola was speaking at the launch of the Special Investigating Unit s offices in the Northern Cape on Thursday. Driven by greed, certain individuals in government and the private sector colluded at the expense of you and me, the minister said.
He said private sector corruption must also be investigated.
An independent judiciary was the cornerstone of democracy, he said. Justice must prevail, no matter who is involved.
These are the words of Justice Minister Ronald Lamola as he opened the second day of the debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Corruption, against the backdrop of the ANC s internecine machinations, and corruption-accused former president Jacob Zuma s refusal to heed an order of the Constitutional Court to appear before the Zondo commission, formed much of the opposition parties criticism of Ramaphosa on Tuesday.
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Lamola s first words were: The future of our country is directly linked to our actions or inaction against corruption. The world over is littered with failed democracies which were once a beacon of hope to their nationals but corruption has crippled in these societies and they have descended into an abyss. It is with these lessons that ou