Inconvenient truths of our time include corruption, says Madonsela 05 May 2021 - 20:38 Former public protector Professor Thuli Madonsela delivered the 2021 Nadine Gordimer Lecture at Wits University on Wednesday night under the title: The Audacity to Speak an Inconvenient Truth. Image: Gallo Images/Darren Stewart Prof Thuli Madonsela described corruption as an inconvenient truth of our time, and said it must be tackled even when those committing the crime were our friends. This was as she delivered the 2021 Nadine Gordimer Lecture at Wits University on Wednesday night under the title “The Audacity to Speak an Inconvenient Truth”. “Corruption undermines a functional and effective democracy. One of the inconvenient truths of our time is the need to save democracy, and for me, that is beyond getting president Zuma to obey the law. It is also about how we handle challenges such as Covid-19 in such a way that we do not gravitate towards and authoritarian state ... That we continue in all of these circumstances to stick to the vision in the constitution,” she said.