Mandy Wiener chats to Athol Williams, the chief executive at Institute of Social and Corporate Ethics about the UK government's ban on public contracts for Bain & Co.
He's had to risk his life and make huge sacrifices in the fight against state capture. But now, finally, there's a small victory for South African whistleblower Athol Williams.
The UK government has banned global management consulting firm Bain & Company from public contracts. This comes after immense pressure by British politician Lord Peter Hain on the UK government, demanding it freeze all state contracts with Bain and bar them from entering any new contracts.
The person who first blew the whistle on the corrupt dealings at Bain was Williams - a former partner at the firm.
Bain's corrupt activity was laid bare by Williams who was a key witness at the Zondo Commission. The commission found that the company had colluded with former president Jacob Zuma and former SARS head Tom Moyane to undermine the capabilities of the revenue service, in exchange for R164 million.
Williams, who fled South Africa to the UK last year, joined Lord Hain in his mission by informing UK cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg that senior partners at Bain in London were implicated in attempts to capture SARS. They earned 100 million pounds for their efforts.
Williams has described the move by the UK government as "unprecedented" as it shows the gravity of Bain's wrongdoing.
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