
ActionSA notes the recent sanctioning of a former audit partner linked to the VBS Mutual Bank scandal, nearly eight years after one of South Africa’s most devastating corruption episodes unfolded.
While the imposition of a lifetime ban and financial penalties marks a long-overdue step toward accountability, it also underscores a far more troubling reality: justice in South Africa remains slow, inconsistent, and often incomplete.
The VBS scandal was never only about corrupt politicians and municipal officials. It was enabled by a broader network of professionals entrusted with safeguarding financial integrity, including auditors who failed in their duty and, in doing so, facilitated…
Scientific Research: The country is home to several research institutions, including
the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Medical Research Council (MRC).

Gunhawk
The wonder of a man with a running stomach is that he knows the direction of the door without anybody’s guidance.
Widow Curio
Papua New Guinea: You have two cows. One eats the other.