Ramaphosa appoints members of anti-corruption council
Updated | By Anastasi Mokgobu
President Cyril Ramaphosa has finalised the names of the nine people who will sit on the new National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council.
The council will see representatives from civil society and business working alongside government to root out corruption.
The council will advise the president on matters related to fighting corruption and effective implementation of the anti-corruption strategy by government and civil society, including the private sector.
The members, who will serve a three-year term from 1 September, include Kavisha Pillay, David Harris Lewis, Nkosana Dolopi, Barbara Schreiner, Advocate Nokuzula Gloria Khumalo, Sekoetlane Phamodi and Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki.
Professor Firoz Cachalia will be the chair while Inkosikazi Nomandla Dorothy Mhlauli will be the deputy chair of the council.
In a statement released on Monday, President Ramaphosa said the council represent an embodiment of a nation united to get rid of crime and corruption.
“We have, over a number of years, witnessed the varied impacts of corruption on our public and private sectors. This damage exposed systemic failures as well as shortcomings in personal ethics and commitment to the country.
“The council will enjoy the support of the vast majority of South Africans, who are honest and law-abiding and want our country to succeed. The council will be a source of concern only to those whose days for undermining our development and prosperity are numbered.”
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