State capture recommendations ‘steadily & thoroughly’ being implemented - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa also praised Chief Justice Raymond Zondo for his work in leading the state capture commission, as the country's top jurist heads into retirement.
FILE: President judge for the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Raymond Zondo, can be seen during the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture where former South African President Jocob Zuma (not visible) will appear in Johannesburg on 16 November 2020. Picture: Guillem Sartorio/AFP
CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the recommendations of the state capture commission were being "steadily and thoroughly" implemented across the state.
Ramaphosa has also heaped praise on Chief Justice Raymond Zondo for his work in leading the state capture commission, as the country's top jurist heads into retirement.
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Writing in his latest newsletter on Monday, Ramaphosa said that Zondo could now retire from office knowing that he had done the country an invaluable service.
Ramaphosa said that since Zondo handed over the state capture commission’s report to him, they’d been hard at work to implement its recommendations.
This included the creation of a range of laws that respond directly to the commission’s recommendations, which will "fundamentally" change the way government works, according to Ramaphosa.
Ramaphosa said the Public Procurement Act was one such law, which prohibited any person "from trying to interfere with or influence procurement".
Another piece of legislation was the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Act, which established the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption.
In response to another recommendation by the commission, Ramaphosa said they came up with the Companies Second Amendment Act, which will strengthen actions against delinquent directors or company officers for wrongdoing.
In wishing Zondo well in his retirement, Ramaphosa wrote that the special retirement sitting was a "fitting end to a distinguished legal career and a worthy celebration of a jurist who has upheld and championed our democratic constitutional order".