BOOK REVIEW | We’ve Bain warned: how a US firm cynically aided state capture

Corruption fatigue is high, but for the sake of SA we cannot allow it to bog us down, as this book proves

01 December 2021 - 19:58

It is entirely understandable South Africans would think twice about picking up yet another book that exposes the inner workings of those who have stolen from us. After all, corruption fatigue is extremely high. However, if we become fatalistic about corruption and simply yawn when whistle-blowers tell their stories, revealing more evidence of continued looting, then the scourge will never go away. Criminals love a society of jaded citizens who have given up on oversight, accountability and justice. That is why we must stay with the detail. Our country cannot be fixed unless we refuse cynicism...

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