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How Bain enabled state capture - whistleblower Athol Williams says why they should be held accountable

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Should we only blame crooked politicians and the Zuma government for state capture? What about private companies who also benefitted from – and even enabled – the looting of the fiscus? Athol Williams, a former partner with Bain Capital, a US-based company, blew the whistle on Bain’s involvement in state capture. Here he explains how they went about it, and also why he believes it’s time to increase the pressure on big business for their part in the state of our country.
31 May 2021 English South Africa Politics

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