Ok so corruption isn’t just a South African problem, it’s prevalent in some way, shape or form wherever you go. What is, unfortunately, a South African problem is that we can’t afford the scope of corruption we’ve been seeing in Mzanzi.

The spread of institutionalised corruption throughout South Africa has seen the launch of yet another countermeasure, the Anti-Intimidation and Ethical Practices Forum, in Johannesburg recently; and von Eck will be serving as its very first chairperson.

The Forum will be focusing on enabling whistleblowers to get their information out without the threat of intimidation which, according to von Eck, is one of the biggest hurdles to transparency.

“Members are being intimidated when they try and raise the issue of corruption in an organisation.”

According to TimesLive, the Forum will comprise an executive committee, affected and interested agencies as well as an evaluation panel; all aimed at educating members about corruption and what to do in case of intimidation, as well as publicising corruption throughout the state.