ActionSA rejects attempts to distract from the undeniable progress made in reversing years of mismanagement and corruption in the City of Johannesburg, where members of the governing coalition now appear less interested in continuing Herman Mashaba’s corruption-busting legacy and more intent on discrediting these achievements.
ActionSA will always stand firmly by the fight against corruption launched by Herman Mashaba during his tenure as Mayor. To the deep displeasure of those who had been looting the city blind, the corruption-busting unit he established, namely the Group Forensic and Investigation Services (GFIS), investigated over 6 000 cases involving transactions worth R35 billion, marking one of the most decisive anti-corruption efforts in any municipality in South Africa’s history.
Unsurprisingly, attempts to exacerbate the city’s current regression have found eager champions in failed former Mayor Thapelo Amad, who seems determined to accelerate the decline through unscrupulous demands for pointless witch-hunts. This is only aimed at distracting from the fight against corruption by unjustly targeting the very efforts that put an end to the large-scale corruption which brought Johannesburg to its knees.
We strongly encourage those seeking to continue this witch-hunt to instead demand answers as to why over R12 million has been squandered on it to date, with no preliminary report ever seeing the light of day and, after years of work, making no progress.
This witch-hunt, set to cost residents a total of R40 million or more, simply cannot be justified and, given the city’s dismal balance sheet, is an expenditure it cannot afford for what is nothing more than a vendetta-driven exercise that was rightly questioned and suspended pending a review.
ActionSA will stand guard against any coordinated effort to take Johannesburg back to the dark days of unchecked looting and will ensure that where credible allegations undermine anti-corruption efforts, they are ventilated through proper, independent channels to ensure integrity and accountability.
ActionSA Rejects Desperate Attempts to Distract from the Fight Against Corruption in Johannesburg
ActionSA rejects attempts to distract from the undeniable progress made in reversing years of mismanagement and corruption in the City of Johannesburg, where members of the governing coalition now appear less interested in continuing Herman Mashaba’s corruption-busting legacy and more intent on discrediting these achievements.
ActionSA will always stand firmly by the fight against corruption launched by Herman Mashaba during his tenure as Mayor. To the deep displeasure of those who had been looting the city blind, the corruption-busting unit he established, namely the Group Forensic and Investigation Services (GFIS), investigated over 6 000 cases involving transactions worth R35 billion, marking one of the most decisive anti-corruption efforts in any municipality in South Africa’s history.
Unsurprisingly, attempts to exacerbate the city’s current regression have found eager champions in failed former Mayor Thapelo Amad, who seems determined to accelerate the decline through unscrupulous demands for pointless witch-hunts. This is only aimed at distracting from the fight against corruption by unjustly targeting the very efforts that put an end to the large-scale corruption which brought Johannesburg to its knees.
We strongly encourage those seeking to continue this witch-hunt to instead demand answers as to why over R12 million has been squandered on it to date, with no preliminary report ever seeing the light of day and, after years of work, making no progress.
This witch-hunt, set to cost residents a total of R40 million or more, simply cannot be justified and, given the city’s dismal balance sheet, is an expenditure it cannot afford for what is nothing more than a vendetta-driven exercise that was rightly questioned and suspended pending a review.
ActionSA will stand guard against any coordinated effort to take Johannesburg back to the dark days of unchecked looting and will ensure that where credible allegations undermine anti-corruption efforts, they are ventilated through proper, independent channels to ensure integrity and accountability.