Church Square in central Cape Town reverberated with the ear-splitting sound of whistles being blown as the Open Democracy Advice Centre of South Africa (ODAC) launched National Whistleblowing Week on Monday.
Whistleblowing week, which continues until October 23, was launched with the aim of combating corruption in South African society which leads to the wastage of approximately R100 billion per year. The week, which also takes aim at the proposed Protection of Information Bill and gaps in current legislation protecting whistleblowers, will conclude with a roundtable discussion on the Protection of Information Bill in Johannesburg.
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