Director’s Cut: Glynnis Breytenbach - “You can’t fix the rot gently. Fire them all and start over.”

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In this explosive Director’s Cut interview, DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach tells Alec Hogg why South Africa’s criminal justice system remains deeply captured - and what it will take to clean it up. From her years at the NPA to her current seat on Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Breytenbach pulls no punches: corruption isn’t just at the top, it’s systemic, starved by design, and shielded by politics. Her message to those in power is blunt - act boldly, or the rot will consume everything.
5 Nov 2025 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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