Ramaphosa welcomes anti-corruption council’s final report

By Johnathan Paoli

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the close-out report of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC), marking the conclusion of its three-year mandate to advise government on strengthening South Africa’s anti-corruption framework.

Ramaphosa described the report as a “vital contribution to the renewal of our democracy,” assuring that its recommendations would be reviewed and acted on “without undue delay.”

“While much of our attention is on detecting and prosecuting corruption, true success depends on preventing it in the first place,” he said.

“We need transparent, accountable and ethical institutions, public and private, where corruption cannot take root. We must build a society defined by responsibility and integrity.”

The report, handed to the Presidency at the Union Buildings on Thursday and released publicly on Friday, is described by the council as “a critical turning point” in the fight against corruption, which it warns remains an “existential threat to democracy.”