{"id":33125,"date":"2026-04-27T16:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33125"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:33:34","slug":"calls-grow-for-stronger-protection-of-whistleblowers-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/calls-grow-for-stronger-protection-of-whistleblowers-in-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls grow for stronger protection of whistleblowers in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whistleblowers in South Africa (SA) are calling for stronger protection and support systems for those who expose corruption, amid growing concerns over their safety.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders gathered in Johannesburg on Freedom Day for the launch of Courage Hub SA, a platform aimed at promoting ethical dialogue, accountability, and providing support for whistleblowers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former Passenger Rail Agency of SA executive and whistleblower Martha Ngoye says more must be done to protect individuals who choose to act with integrity, warning that the risks they face remain severe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speakers at the event highlighted the often-deadly consequences of exposing corruption, saying some whistleblowers have paid the ultimate price in efforts to silence them. They warned that without stronger safeguards; fear will continue to discourage accountability in both public and private institutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCourage should not cost people their lives,\u201d one contributor noted, adding that current systems often fail to protect those who stand against wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33126,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-33125","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Whistleblowers in SA are calling for stronger protection and support systems","published_date":"2026-04-27 15:49:21","news_description":"Whistleblowers in SA are calling for stronger protection and support systems","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33127,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33125\/revisions\/33127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=33125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}