Why are government failures so distinctly imprinted in the public's memories, while outrage over private sector corruption enjoys a much shorter lifespan?
If you listen carefully to the findings of the first People's Tribunal on Economic Crime, held at Constitution Hill last month, you will hear a common refrain: The private sector has aided and abetted economic crimes and corruption for at least the past four decades.
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