Episode 52 - WHISTLE-BLOWER ATHOL WILLIAMS TELLS EUSEBIUS WHY HE FLED THE COUNTRY

Testimony from whistle-blower Athol Willaims at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry has directly implicated scores of people and corporates. This, as you can imagine, has led to Williams being ostracised, his bona fides and credentials being attacked, and much more. Last night he released a statement to the effect that he is no longer in South Africa. Due to growing safety concerns, he had left the country after saying goodbye to his worried family. I asked him why he had left, what the impact of whistle-blowing has been on his life, what kinds of protection ought to be provided to whistle-blowers generally and, lastly, we explored the true extent of criminality within South Africa - both within the state and the private sector - beyond the myth of the "lone rogue".