China News Agency, Johannesburg, August 8th (Reporter Wang Xi) The Tutu Foundation, named after South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, issued a statement on the 8th, condemning the South African government’s recent series of protests. The corruption scandal of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
The statement criticized the South African government for the existence of a "culture of impunity": in the absence of strong law enforcement, the phenomenon of "impunity" became rampant, resulting in "neither the big fish nor the small fish were caught". South Africa's efforts to fight the new crown pneumonia Corruption in China is not surprising. The statement specifically emphasized that if the current ruling party cannot stop the growth of corruption, the party may face the risk of losing power.
The statement quoted Tutu’s famous saying: “There is no way to assume that the people who were oppressed yesterday will not become the oppressors of tomorrow. We have seen it happen all over the world, and if it happens here, we will not be surprised.” Said that in the raging situation of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the entire South African society needs to "drag corrupt elements from the dark corners where they hide into the light."
A few days ago, the South African government was exposed to a series of allegations of corruption related to the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. In particular, politicians such as the spokesperson of the South African Presidential Office Diko and the director of the Gauteng Health Bureau Suku were also involved in this, which caused anger in the South African society. To this end, South African President Ramaphosa appointed an investigative committee composed of six cabinet members on the 6th to investigate and handle all corruption allegations related to the procurement of materials to fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Ramaphosa emphasized: “At the moment when South Africa enters a state of national disaster, all corruption is extremely shameful, and the South African government will take severe sanctions against it.” (End)