Powerful people are using State money to silence us - whistleblower Lehloma Ramajoe

Powerful officials are abusing State funds to silence those who try to expose corruption. That has emerged from an interview with a member of a group of whistleblowers who have suffered five years of hell after they were targeted, had charges preferred against them - and ultimately lost their jobs. Speaking to BizNews, a former Senior Manager at the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SSETA), Lehloma Ramajoe, details the corruption and irregularities they blew the whistle on; paints a grim picture on the current state of this SETA; and blames the inaction by Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande on his “questionable relationship” with the SETA and a particular official. While he is still fighting the government in the Labour Court, Ramajoe warns prospective whistleblowers to be ready for a “long battle with powerful people that are using State money to fight whistleblowers”. Still, he vows to keep exposing wrongdoing “because I don't believe that any evil can ever prevail over good”.