“In this country, there is no impunity,” Robert Abela declared in parliament. Abela is seriously deluded or shamefacedly dishonest.
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The disgraced former president and party leader is behind bars, humiliatingly escorted to prison by heavily armed police officers. His successor was profoundly apologetic: “The governing party could and should have done more to prevent corruption under my predecessor.”
Of course, this wasn’t Robert Abela referring to Joseph Muscat. This was about Jacob Zuma, former South Africa president and anti-apartheid liberation hero. Until 2018, he commanded supreme control as leader of the mighty African National Congress (ANC) and president of the rainbow nation. Today, he is a broken man.
Like Muscat, Zuma sold himself as the people’s leader and promised transparency and meritocracy. Like Muscat he was forced from office when it all ended badly.
Old habits die hard
Carmel Cacopardo
Sunday, 4 July 2021, 09:07
Last update: about 1 day ago
Malta’s grey-listing by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) may have caught some on the wrong foot. The writing, however, has been on the wall for some time. The language of good governance does not have any meaning or significance to those who appreciate values only within the context of the skills required to handle a bank account.
Unfortunately, lurking in shadowy grey areas has been a favourite past-time for some, where they consider themselves as being quite at home.
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According to reports in the media, the Internal Auditor at the Lands Authority, Charlene Muscat, has been side-lined, prevented from carrying out her duties and responsibilities for a number of months. She is now being redeployed elsewhere in the civil service. This follows her critical report on the Lands Authority.
Audit chief cries foul over Lands Authority governance failings timesofmalta.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesofmalta.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Modern leaders survive not through terror but by convincing their people they are competent.
Robert Abela invested heavily in manufacturing elaborate state pro