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EACC has powers to fight corruption. [iStockphoto]

We can't exhaust the discussion on corruption; we hope others will carry on and hopefully find a lasting solution before we reach a tipping point, and graft becomes our way of life. We have suggested soft and hard approaches.

Soft approaches involve changing our value systems, starting with the next generation. We focus on the role of the family and other meaning-giving institutions like churches. We must return to basics where discipline, hard work, and caring for society and the next generation were highly valued virtues, a source of heroism. After all, nepotism is the unholy road to heroism. Was this the rationale behind appointing a religious leader to helm the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)?

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