South Africa anti-graft activists seek whistleblowers protection

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Martha Ngoye was the legal executive at the South African state-owned Passenger Rail Agency when she blew the whistle on unlawful government contracts worth millions. But instead of being honored as a corruption buster she was fired by her employer and faced a lengthy and costly legal battle to get her job back. Martha’s experience highlights the challenges faced by whistle-blowers in South Africa. Ihsaan Haffejee has this reports