Midday Report host Mandy Wiener chats to Corruption Watch's Karam Singh.
Civil society group Corruption Watch says more needs to be done to ensure adequate protection and support for whistleblowers in South Africa.
The corruption watchdog has released the 2021 edition of its annual report, titled Pushing For Change.
This year marks a decade since Corruption Watch was established in 2012, with over 36,200 whistleblowers coming forwards over the course of 10 years.
Corruption Watch executive director Karam Singh says the past decade has shown the important role played by brave whistleblowers who have not been deterred by intimidation or threats to their livelihoods and lives.
Singh says there needs to be a structural shift in how whistleblowers are treated in the country to include physical, financial, legal, and psychosocial protection.
We hear great rhetoric about the importance of whistleblowers... but we haven't seen that shift yet structurally or within the legal system to provide real protection for whistleblowers and I think that's an area...
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