By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will outline details of his action plan into the State Capture Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations on Sunday evening at 19:30.
The announcement was made by the Presidency just after midnight.
On Saturday the President advised the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Maphisa-Nqakula, that he would be submitting to Parliament his response to the recommendations of the State Capture Commission.
According to the Presidency, Ramaphosa has outlined his intentions with regard to the implementation of the commission’s recommendations.
“Ramaphosa’s response outlines the steps the government is taking to implement the commission’s recommendations with respect to actions against the perpetrators of state capture and reforms to prevent future occurrence of state capture, as well as broader systemic reforms arising from the work of the commission.”
The Presidency said it will make the response publicly available in due course.
The commission, which was led by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, was established as part of the remedial action contained in the report of the Public Protector released on 2 November 2016.
The 76-page document sets out the approach to the commission’s findings and recommendations, the methodology for developing the response plan and the implementation of the response.
Parliament has already started establishing “appropriate systems” to process and oversee the implementation of Zondo’s reports.
The Joint Ethics Committee, in May, was directed to investigate possible contraventions of the parliamentary code of conduct during the state capture era.
This applies to current members who were serving in Parliament when any alleged transgressions took place.