这份报告是国家俘虏指控司法调查委员会(Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture)预期中的三分报告中的第一份,委员会因其主席、副首席大法官雷蒙德·宗多(Raymond Zondo)而被称为宗多委员会。报告证实了长期以来的怀疑:南非国家俘虏猖獗。例如,系统性的政治腐败使(比如)影响力甚大的古普塔(Gupta)家族,以及南非公务员系统和政府部门的各种同谋获得好处。
At the end of European Communism, there was a widespread, euphoric hope that freedom and democracy would bring a better life; eventually, though, many lost that hope. The problem, under both Communism and the new liberal dispensation, was that those pursuing grand social projects had embraced ideology instead of philosophy.
considers what an Albanian Marxist philosopher can tell us about liberty in today's world.
For the US, Slovakia's general election may produce another unreliable allied government. But instead of turning a blind eye to such allies, as President Joe Biden has been doing with Poland, or confronting them with an uncompromising stance, the US should spearhead efforts to help mend flawed democracies.
reflect on the outcome of Slovakia's general election in the run-up to Poland's decisive vote.
约翰内斯堡—1 月 2 日,南非人一觉醒来得知该国议会大楼着火的消息。几天后发布了一份长达 800 页的报告,详细说明了南非猖獗的腐败和治理不善。随后,宪法法院的几扇玻璃门窗被敲碎。对于一个仍沉浸在失去“道德指南针”大主教德斯蒙德·图图(Desmond Tutu)的悲痛的国家来说,这是一个不祥的开端。
这份报告是国家俘虏指控司法调查委员会(Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture)预期中的三分报告中的第一份,委员会因其主席、副首席大法官雷蒙德·宗多(Raymond Zondo)而被称为宗多委员会。报告证实了长期以来的怀疑:南非国家俘虏猖獗。例如,系统性的政治腐败使(比如)影响力甚大的古普塔(Gupta)家族,以及南非公务员系统和政府部门的各种同谋获得好处。
报告揭示了公共采购几乎每个阶段的违法模式。政府部门或国有企业的专业人员如果抵抗,会被更顺从的官员所取代。委员会认为,南非需要一个独立的反腐败机构,可以在没有恐惧和偏袒的情况下履行其职能。
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