The 24 year old man who earns a living by selling newspapers just outside one of the most secure jails in SA, Pretoria Central Prison says his life might be in danger.
This comes after he bravely blew the whistle on three inmates, serial escaper Bongani Moyo and co-accused Khumbulani Sibanda and fellow Zimbabwean and suspected robber Themba Dube, who tried to escape from the Pretoria Central Prison yesterday.
In an interview with e.tv news yesterday, the hero said: “I am a Christian; criminals are not good for the society and that’s why I called the security.”
All thanks to the loyal newspaper seller, the three inmates were rearrested and later confronted by the Minister of Correctional Services, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
A link can be made between this story and the ongoing controversy around the new Protection of Information Bill. In case you’ve not read it, simply put, it implies that our journalists, the whistle blowers, whose sole duty is to tell us what’s happening around us will be found guilty for doing just that.
Furthermore, if the Bill is passed in the structure that it’s in currently, it means that people, especially top officials at government level can engage themselves in illicit behavior - and we won’t get to know or say anything about it.
We’ve seen a lot of government officials being associated with corruption, including the President himself.
If the new Protection of information Bill is passed, such things will continue to happen right under our noses!
What kind of corruption was the president associated with?
ReplyDeleteIf I may take you back Tumz, you'll remember that Zuma became embroiled in a corruption related controversy after his financial advisor, Schabir Shaik, was charged with corruption and fraud. Bulelani Ngcuka, the national director of Public Prosecutions at the time, investigated both Zuma and the Chief Whip of the ANC, Tony Yengeni, after allegations of abuse of power were levelled against them.
DeleteI think the new protection of information bill is just there to hide corruption, the government is just trying to hide things that we the public are supposed to be made aware of.
ReplyDeleteI share that thought Nyiko
DeleteWhat can you reccomend to solve the issue of corruption by our political leaders
ReplyDeleteThe new protection of information bill should allow our Journalists to access serious activities that our leaders engage in so that they can be accountable for their actions.
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