The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) said that strengthening whistleblower protection laws will be meaningless without the political will to enforce them.
OUTA was reacting to developments in a fraud case uncovered by Emfuleni municipal financial clerk Martha Rantsofu, who was assassinated in March.
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Earlier in 2026, the government published the draft Protected Disclosures Bill, aimed at strengthening legal protections for people who expose corruption and wrongdoing.
However, OUTA said legislative reform alone is not enough, arguing the government must demonstrate a genuine commitment to implementing the law.
Police have confirmed that Rantsofu referred several matters for criminal investigation, including an alleged fraud scheme involving 25-year-old Janita van Reenen, who remains in custody.
On Thursday, OUTA picketed outside the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court, where Van Reenen appeared on charges of allegedly defrauding the Emfuleni Local Municipality of more than R400,000.
The organisation said this case, along with a separate alleged tender fraud matter also reported by Rantsofu, underscores the critical role whistleblowers play in exposing corruption.
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