SA needs to deal with fundamentals of corruption - Mogoeng
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says he lives in hope that the allegations around the looting of Covid-19 relief funds are not true.
Mogoeng delivered the keynote address at Tembisa Hospital's Thanksgiving function on Thursday.
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Mogoeng said Covid-19 corruption ended up exposing hardworking health workers to the deadly virus.
"Some of them reportedly, I hope it is a lie, reportedly provided masks that were not fit for purpose.
"But if it were to be true, I think the time has come for us to criticize, but focus more on finding solutions - because most of the time its symptoms that we pay attention to.”
The chief justice also expressed his dismay at the manner in which the country is dealing with gender-based violence.
"We do not go to the fundamentals. Why are people doing this? What is that needs to be done? No, we do not go there," he said.
"We don't deal with the fundamentals behind the violence. Why is it among black people in the majority? Why? Why is it among the poor? We do not deal with the fundamentals."
