South Africa: Athol Williams On Why Companies Involved in State Capture Should Be Prosecuted

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It's been a long and lonely road for Athol Williams, who is due to testify about global management consulting company Bain & Company's role in State Capture at the Zondo Commission in February. Having survived the classic punitive marginalisation inflicted on whistleblowers, Williams, who studied ethics at some of the best institutions in the world, can offer insights that will add an edge to evidence presented to date.

Due to testify at the State Capture commission in February, Athol Williams argues that there is almost an "ethical apartheid" between government and business, and that society has given permission for the corporate world to behave differently.

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