President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Members of Parliament that the recommendations made in the State Capture report are currently receiving attention from law enforcement agencies and the other bodies.
The President was speaking in the National Assembly during his oral replies to questions on Tuesday.
He said that his administration has acted decisively and with purpose to respond to the findings and recommendations of the State Capture Commission.
“As has been reported on several occasions to this Parliament and to the public more broadly, these recommendations are currently receiving attention from law enforcement agencies and the other bodies.
“Therefore, with regards to the recommendations in respect of criminal investigation and possible prosecution and other actions against individuals, the President has fully acted upon the recommendations of the Commission.
“As I indicated in a written reply to this House on 17 November 2022, any actions that I take with respect to members of the Executive about whom the Commission made findings will be informed by the outcomes of the processes undertaken by the relevant entities,” the President said.
On 22 October 2022, the President submitted to Parliament his intentions with regards to the implementation of the recommendations of the State Capture Commission.
Among other things, the State Capture Commission made over 200 recommendations with respect to criminal investigation and possible prosecution of individuals, entities and named groups of people.
The President highlighted that these recommendations were directed by the Commission to law enforcement agencies. The Commission also made recommendations with respect to further investigation of and possible action by the relevant bodies against individuals and entities for disciplinary offences, tax offences, delinquency of directors and other activities.
“The Presidency provided each of the bodies to which such recommendations were directed with copies of each part of the State Capture Commission Report as they were received by the Commission, so that they may act on the recommendations in line with their respective mandates.
“The extensive actions that this administration has taken on the recommendations of the State Capture Commission, including the introduction of draft legislative changes that are currently before this House – have been detailed in several public reports,” he said.
President Ramaphosa told the House that the most recent comprehensive report was published in November 2023, and there is a searchable online database that enables members of the public and indeed Members of Parliament to track progress.
The report and the database may be found at: www.stateofthenation.gov.za.
