SA spends millions on inquiries, but where's the action?

05 July 2015 - 02:00
By Gareth van Onselen

When a crisis strikes, setting up a commission of inquiry is often the knee-jerk response. But with half-a-billion rands blown on the most high-profile probes, there is little to show for them. The Marikana commission - at a cost of R153-million - has pushed South Africa's spend on commissions to more than R500-million.

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