Public Protector’s Office welcomes Constitutional Court ruling on Executive Code of Ethics

THE Office of the Public Protector has welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling which has declared the Executive Code of Ethics invalid and unconstitutional.

The ruling found that the Executive Ethics Code in its current format was unconstitutional as it does not require the executive to disclose donations for political party funding.

It also upheld an earlier High Court judgment which ruled that the donations for internal campaigns for positions within political parties must be disclosed.

“As the court stated, the funding of candidates and political parties is associated with the risks of Members of the Executive placing themselves in compromising positions, a situation central to the question of ethical conduct at the highest level, and therefore, the fight against endemic corruption, in line with both international and domestic obligations,” said spokesperson Oupa Segalwe.

“The president’s imminent review and amendment of the Code presents an opportune moment to reflect on repeated