Its encouraging to hear this sort of talk at a meeting of such high profile but talk just isnt good enough. All the speeches, regulations, code of ethics etc etc will not stop this scourge unless there is a deliberate & decisive effort towards identifying corruption and bringing those involved to justice mercilessly. The responsibility for implementing such a system is that of Government. Problem is that polticians are generally highly corruptible becuase of the power they hold and they would be denying themselves an opportunity of gaining substantial wealth if an effective system was implemented.
I dont think for 1 single second that the majority of politicians choose this "profession" out of a sense of duty to their country or because its a profession that they enjoy. Most do so because it is probably the easiest way in the world to enrich oneself and thats the bottom line. Its a stinky, evil career that can only become a "successful" one if one goes the corrupt way. There are a few exceptions of course and our dear beloved Madiba, I believe, is the best example of what a good politician should be. How I wish he was still in office and how tragic it is that he enters the twilight of his life watching how the majority of his comrades denegrate everything he and others fought so hard for in building the ANC. This is the thanks that he and his fellow freedom fighters, who gave up the majority of their lifetimes for the cause, get from the current generation. How absolutely tragic and sad it is. Its just wrong.
I suggest that the only chance of corruption ever being tackled meaningfully is to find a way that ensures that the balance of power of the (any) ruling party never be allowed to be dominant to the extent it has the right to do as it chooses. This point was proved in apartheid RSA and is being proved again in the "democratic" SA. The root cause of many of the challenges facing SA today, in my humble opinion, stems from the majority/dominant hold of political power. There needs to be a healtier balance of political power and we simply dont have that situation right now.
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