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In countries throughout the world you find that the easiest way to get out of trouble is through tjotjo( South African term for bribery)....
I have personally come into contact with people who have been caught driving under the influence of alcohol by the South African (Johannesburg) metro police. All it took for them to get out of trouble was R200 and it was almost as if the traffic cop vanished into thin air.The bottom line is, if you get pulled over, be it next to the road or the
border queue, you ARE going to reach for your wallet.
Although this is the method most use to get out of trouble with the law...can we honestly say that we as road users are really safe on the roads because officials who are supposed to ensure that people do not drink and drive are now taking bribery and allowing these people to continue driving and possibly causing road accidents.
However, bribery does not exist in the police force only but also in schools and varsities because in schools you find that students are buying exam and test question papers from educators and it is regarded as a normal everyday thing. Corruption......Is this really what our forefathers fought for during the struggle???
NO, WE ARE NOT SAFE. Bribery is just everywhere. Instead of working hard or behaving in a well-mannered way, people are now in access of everything (as long as you're willing to pay up a few hundred rands.) This is just depressing coz soon everything you
ReplyDelete'll have to pay a bribe in order to get something done...be it legal or not.
I cannot say that it starts with u as an individual because when a person gets stuck between a rock and a wall.... The 1st thing they will opt for is always bribery.
ReplyDeleteBribery has become a normal thing in our country, even learners do bribe to get a pass at school.
ReplyDeleteThat is very true Young and Free and although we stress how negatively it is affecting our country it still continues to grow.
ReplyDeleteI personaly hate tjotjo especialy when it comes to the traffic officers beacause that little amount they take from the drunk drivers wont prevent the careless driving of the drunk or under influence driver or stop the accident he she might cause to take peoples life or injuring them because of a traffic cop who choose illegal money than his job and peoples life
ReplyDeleteI think these traffic officers do this because of the little salary they recieve.Maybe increasing it would help stop tjotjo(bribery) .
ReplyDeletePeople who bribe and take bribery have no morals as individuals and they lack selg esteem
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