South Africa: delivery of a long-awaited report on corruption in the Zuma years
Cyril Ramaphosa testifies before the Anti-Corruption Commission of Inquiry, August 11, 2021. REUTERS - SUMAYA HISHAM
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It was a much anticipated anti-corruption report in South Africa.
Four years after its establishment, the Commission of Inquiry into Suspicions of State Capture submitted the first part of its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The third and final part will be released on February 28.
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With our correspondent in Johannesburg
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Romain Chanson
The Zondo Commission, named after its president, was set up in 2018 to shed light on the suspicions of corruption and fraud within the public sector (institutions and companies) and which have punctuated the presidency of Jacob Zuma (2009 -2018).
For three years, the Commission conducted public hearings that document the seizure of power by Jacob Zuma and his allies including the Gupta brothers, now on the run in the United Arab Emirates.
Broadcast live on television, the official submission of the report was described by Cyril Ramaphosa as a decisive moment for the country.
Immediately delivered, immediately available.
The 900 pages of the first report of the Zondo Commission are accessible to the general public.
President Cyril Ramaphosa knows that he must regain the confidence of his fellow citizens.
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The state capture damaged people's trust in the rule of law, in public institutions, in law enforcement and more broadly in the democratic process.
This is why the work of this commission is so essential,
”said President Ramaphosa.
In this first report, the Zondo Commission concludes that there has been a state capture.
She points to the role played by former President Jacob Zuma and his relatives in the hijacking of institutions and public enterprises.
It then issues recommendations.
The ball is now in the court of President Cyril Ramaphosa who says he takes this report very seriously.
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No matter who is implicated, we will enforce the recommendations.
The people of this country cannot have gone through these four years to finally expect that the recommendations will not be implemented,
”stressed President Ramaphosa.
The entire report will then be submitted to Parliament by June 30.
President Ramaphosa will then unveil his intentions regarding the implementation of the recommendations.
In conclusion, I wish to recall my closing remarks during my appearance before the Commission in August last year:
#StateCatureReport https://t.co/MNeD7foHy5
- Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) January 4, 2022
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