The Zondo commission has exposed the rot and disease of corruption for all to see. When the inquiry draws to a close this month, the spotlight will fade but Chuck Stephens reminds South Africans that the fight against corruption must continue. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has spearheaded an investigation that has felled ‘the tree of corruption’ as Stephens puts it, but the stump and the roots remain. Stephens says South Africans should engage in some introspection and change their behaviour on an individual basis. After the raw exposure of disease, the time for renewal and revival has arrived and Stephens suggests that the ethical and moral fibre of the country needs to be strengthened to prevent the return of corruption. – Melani Nathan