ACTING Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has recommended that a National Charter against Corruption be adopted by government, the business sector and relevant stakeholders and that an independent Public Procurement Anti-Corruption Agency (PPACA), including a council, inspectorate, litigation unit, tribunal and court, be established.
“It is more than time to take steps to restore broken trust and the first step which needs to be taken in that direction is for all sections of society to jointly endorse a national commitment to eliminate corruption in public life and in the procurement of goods and service,” he said in the first of three reports detailing the findings of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture.
The report recommended, firstly, that government, in consultation with the business sector, prepare and publish a National Charter against corruption in public procurement and for such a charter to include a code of conduct setting out the ethical standards
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