SA politics is laden with many crises. One crisis that continues to show up in various forms is the crisis of accountability. Accountability is the ability to account. It should be a proactive disposition of people who take power and responsibilities to give an account of themselves regularly and intentionally and their work to the public they serve.

Accountability is not limited to a confrontation between the public and power holders in times of crisis, but a practice all those who are entrusted with power should opt into as a matter of principle. Proactive accountability is sorely lacking in South African politics...