Yet many South Africans feel that the fight against wrongdoing is not even-handed.The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has largely failed to capitalise on these shortcomings.
"I joined the F.S.A. to help in the fight against wrongdoing within the financial services industry and I believe a lot has been achieved in my time here," Ms. Cole said in a statement.
"Individuals have got so much more to lose and so they are much more willing to fight allegations of wrongdoing tooth and nail," said Burger.
Is all this, though, the price we must pay to fight terrorism and wrongdoing?
He said: "Ripa was passed to help with the fight against serious criminal wrongdoing.
Ripa was passed to help with the fight against serious criminal wrongdoing.
Affectionately known as "the Hammer" in his heyday, Mr DeLay gave up the leadership post to fight charges of campaign-finance wrongdoing.
Republicans, who say that party volunteers are engaging in normal poll watching, on Thursday fought back against charges of wrongdoing before judges in Nevada and Arizona.
Held up by the government as symbols of Wall Street greed just as the financial markets started to buckle, the two executives staunchly denied any wrongdoing and have fought the battery of cases brought against them.
The company has repeatedly denied it acted improperly and has fought the government lawsuits alleging wrongdoing.
