South Africa Publishes Virus Contracts Amid Corruption Fury
- President Cyril Ramaphosa says the move is unprecedented
- Ramaphosa’s own spokeswoman’s husband tied to allegations
A medical worker checks the temperature of a local resident during a regional health screening program in Rustenburg, South Africa on April 7.
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South Africa published the names of all companies that won coronavirus-related government contracts in a bid to crack down on corruption, making it the first country on the continent to do so.
The move comes as a graft scandal related to procurement of medical equipment that implicated staff in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s own office sullies the reputation of the ruling African National Congress. Earlier this week Ramaphosa wrote to ANC members, warning them that the allegations are tarnishing its image.