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I NI TNRTODR ODU U CTCTI ONIO N The last timeThe youlast were time on you thiswere page,on you this read page, you read of the enthusiasm of the with enthusiasm which we with planned which to we planned to continue pursuing continue thepursuing fight against the fight corruption, against corruption, the fight for athe transparent fight for a government transparent government that that encourages clean encourages serviceclean delivery service to itsdelivery people.to its people. You read of the Yougreat read litigation of the great victories litigation of the victories of the year before, year and the before, daunting and the butdaunting fun campaign but fun campaign work we looked workforward we looked to inforward 2020. We to also in 2020. paidWe also paid a fitting tribute a fitting to ourtribute long-standing to our long-standing currency, currency, the whistle-blowers the whistle-blowers who trust uswho withtrust corruption us with corruption reports, of which reports, youofwill which readyou more willinread the more in the pages ahead.pages ahead. None of us, however, None of us, expected however, that expected 2020 would that 2020 would turn out to be turn an out experiment to be anto experiment test our wills, to test our wills, our state of consciousness our state of consciousness and activism,and andactivism, and even our faith. even It brings our faith. to mind It brings a funny to mind quote a funny quote found on social found media on social that goes: media “the thatdumbest goes: “the dumbest thing I ever did thing was I ever to buy didawas 2020 toplanner. buy a 2020 ” planner.” All the plansAll as the we plans knew as them wehad knew to them go outhad theto go out the window to make window wayto formake revised waystrategies for revised and strategies and tactics. Almost tactics. a year Almost after we a year closed after our weoffices closed our offices and set out to and work set remotely, out to work weremotely, can safely we can safely say our theme sayfor our this theme year for rings this true: year rings true: From Crisis to From Action. Crisis to Action.
We hadWe some hadidea some that idea that South Africa’s South Africa’s healthhealth sectorsect was not was crisis-ready, not crisis-ready, but webut w did notdid realise not realise the great the great extentextent to which to systemic which systemic weaknesses weaknesses pulledpulled it down. it dow
We had to adapt, We had andtodo adapt, so quickly and do enough so quickly so enough so as to not loseasour to not focus lose or our momentum. focus or momentum. Needless Needless to say, we are tostill say,awe while areaway still afrom whilerestoring away from restoring as much of the as much old normal of theas old wenormal comfortably as we comfortably can, but we can can,confidently but we cansay confidently that under saythe that under the challenging circumstances challenging circumstances of 2020, we scored of 2020, we scored some victories some in the victories work we in the set work out towe do.set out to do. The theme speaks The theme to that speaks emboldened to that emboldened courage courage that surpassed thatongoing surpassed challenges, ongoing to challenges, bring us to bring us into a 2021 filled into with a 2021 even filled more withconfidence even morethat confidence that we can makewe a difference. can make a difference.
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ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2020REPORT 2020
