Two staff members of Ireland's Garda Protected Disclosures Office have themselves become whistleblowers, alleging that reforms designed to protect police whistleblowers have been undermined by senior management. Four Garda whistleblowers are speaking publicly for the first time in an RTÉ Investigates documentary, claiming grave allegations of wrongdoing and safety breaches were concealed by former commissioner Drew Harris.
The article describes how the Gupta brothers, with President Zuma's assistance, orchestrated massive state capture in South Africa, diverting billions in government contracts to their companies while professional services firms like McKinsey, KPMG, Deloitte, Bain & Company, and SAP facilitated their schemes. A 2018 judicial commission found the Guptas plundered approximately $32 billion—roughly 10% of South Africa's annual GDP—crippling state institutions and major companies like Eskom and South African Airways.