Thieving officials 'cross the line of decency'.

(From Business Day (South Africa))

Byline: Chris van Gass

Thieving officials 'cross the line of decency' Cape Correspondent CAPE TOWN Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka yesterday criticised officials who stole from the poor, accusing them of corruption in the highest degree, a level of immorality which cannot be tolerated and must be rooted out.

She said at a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Moral Regeneration Movement conference that it was unacceptable for public servants to underperform and worse to cheat and steal from the state. Development was not only about society's material needs but also about healing from within. While …