ActionSA has unveiled the first piece of legislation in our Anti-Corruption Reform Package: ActionSA’s Fallen Whistleblowers Bill.
This moment represents the fulfilment of a promise we made to South Africans to confront corruption as Public Enemy Number One and to take decisive action where the so-called Government of National Unity has failed.
Corruption is not an abstract concept. It is not a victimless crime. Corruption kills. It robs South Africans of healthcare, clean water, education, safe communities and dignity. Worse still, it targets those brave enough to expose it.
From Babita Deokran to Marumo Eric Phenya, whistleblowers have paid with their lives while those implicated in corruption continue to enjoy political protection and impunity.
Public procurement alone accounts for approximately R800 billion annually in expenditure and is the largest site of systemic corruption in South Africa. Despite endless broken promises from the GNU, whistleblower protection remains weak, prosecutions are delayed or abandoned, and billions of Rands are lost through corrupt public procurement every year.
The Fallen Whistleblowers Bill responds directly to this crisis in four ways:
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