South African political analyst or official Macpherson says there are definite links between a construction “mafia” network and political parties. Speaking on the need to strengthen anti-corruption efforts, he argues that simply targeting isolated incidents is not enough because the people he describes as “disruptors” do not operate within a single area of government.
Macpherson adds that infrastructure delivery is spread across multiple departments and levels of administration, rather than being confined to one government sphere. As a result, he calls for institutionalising the “prevention” component of the fight—measures intended to stop wrongdoing before it occurs—so efforts are coordinated across the broader public sector landscape.
The statements reported by both outlets focus on how governance structures and procurement or infrastructure responsibilities overlap, creating opportunities for illicit influence to move between institutions. Macpherson’s emphasis is on building prevention mechanisms that match the cross-government nature of the problem.
