The SAHRC has asked National Treasury for funding to help protect and ensure the security of whistleblowers of the country.
In the battle against corruption and abuse of power, information has been a valuable asset. This is why the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) continues to fight to protect whistleblowers.
This week the SAHRC held a roundtable discussion in Sandton focusing on the role of constitutional organs in protecting the whistleblowers. The discussion sought to explore in detail the role constitutional bodies have to play in providing a safe haven for those whistleblowers on matters of national interest.
The SAHRC says it has moral and constitutional obligations to ensure that whistleblowers are protected because of the important role they play in a democratic society.
The SAHRC’s chief executive Tseliso Thipanyane says about R4 million has been spent in taking up cases related to the safety and security of whistleblowers in South Africa.
Thipanyane says the SAHRC has taken two cases to court and conducted two summits this year on whistleblowers.
“The events have included whistleblowers as well as the number of bodies, and constitutional entities, which are listed in the Public Interest Disclosures Act to see how we can work together to address the challenges that whistleblowers face, the impact and the role whistleblowers play in the fight against corruption and abuse of power,”
he says.
Thipanyane says the SAHRC...
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