Significant progress is being made with the government's plan on the implementation of the state capture commission's recommendations, which was submitted to Parliament, writes CyrilRamaphosa in his weekly newsletter.
Significant progress is being made with the government's plan on the implementation of the state capture commission's recommendations, which was submitted to Parliament, writesCorruption is one of the greatest challenges our country confronts as we strive to improve the lives of all our people. State capture is one of the worst forms of corruption our country has experienced in recent times.
In October last year, I submitted the government's plan to Parliament in relation to the implementation of the commission's recommendations. Since then, significant progress has been made in implementing various parts of the plan. While a necessary part of our response to state capture is to hold those responsible, accountable for their actions, and to recover stolen money, we are also making far-reaching legislative and institutional changes to reduce the potential for corruption.Eight of the 14 new laws or legislative amendments identified in our implementation plan have been approved by Cabinet and tabled in Parliament.
In response to the commission’s recommendation on the issue of dealing with corruption in the procurement system, government submitted the Public Procurement Bill to Parliament in May 2023. This draft law will increase transparency in procurement processes, will introduce binding codes of conduct for people involved in procurement and will improve processes to disallow suppliers who contravene procurement laws.
Over the last five years, we have done much work to restore the integrity and effectiveness of these institutions, including the appointment of capable and credible people to lead them.While many people contributed to exposing and ending state capture, the role of whistleblowers was particularly important. Many of the people who revealed wrongdoing suffered victimisation and hardship due to their courageous actions.
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