It takes massive corruption to inherit one of the most transparent, least corrupt public sectors in the world and turn it into a corruption hub where even emergency funds go missing.
The economy might be struggling and infrastructure is failing, but the ANC cadres' ability to funnel cash out of the state is running at 100% efficiency.
Going from one of the least corrupt countries to one of the most corrupt is peak governance failure.
According to Corruption Watch, South Africa went from being one of the least corrupt countries in the world in 1995, ranking alongside Belgium and Japan, to one of the most corrupt countries in the world, ranking alongside Cuba and Kazakhstan in 2026.