It’s no secret that corruption is the scourge of South Africa. Millions of misappropriated funds have been swindled from the national piggy bank, straight into the pockets of the dishonourable. As Paul Hoffman notes below, ‘without swift reforms the scourge of corruption is likely to overwhelm SA and derail our constitutional project started with such high hopes and lofty aspirations in 1994′. SA’s economy wasn’t in a prime position, even before the advent of Covid-19. The virus has dealt a more severe blow to South Africa and its people – many of which live in absolute poverty. Greed and dishonesty has ensured that those that need help most don’t ever get it. Hoffman suggests the only way to properly combat government corruption ‘is to establish a stand alone new Chapter Nine Institution with a mandate to investigate and prosecute corruption. This step will involve relieving the NPA, SAPS and OPP of various anti-corruption functions that they currently are burdened with in terms of various statutes and the Constitution itself ‘. – Jarryd Neves