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News in Brief

National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council
members appointed

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a “The Council has been established to deepen the
nine-member National Anti-Corruption Advisory country’s efforts to rid society and the administration
Council (NACAC), which will advise the President on of corruption, improve investor confidence and se-
effectively implementing the anti-corruption strategy cure higher levels of public trust.”
in all spheres of society and provide advocacy and
action in the fight against fraud and corruption. “The new body will advise the government on the crit-
ical preventative measures, institutional capabilities
The Council is also expected to give input on the gov- and resources that are required to proactively curb a
ernment’s response to the recommendations in the recurrence of state capture and to prevent fraud and
State Capture report, which President Ramaphosa corruption in South Africa,” the statement read.
is expected to present to Parliament during the third
quarter of 2022. The NACAC members are: The Presidency further clarified the “advisory role”
that the Council will have.
• Kavisha Pillay
• David Harris Lewis “In executing its advisory role, the Council will inter-
• Nkosana Dolopi face with a number of coordinating Ministers, who
• Barbara Schreiner play significant executive oversight roles on key legis-
• Advocate Nokuzula Gloria Khumalo lative and policy mandate areas related to combating
• Professor Firoz Cachalia (who will serve as corruption.”
chairperson)
• Sekoetlane Phamodi “The Council will also engage with sectoral stake-
• Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki holders, such as organised business and labour, ac-
• Inkosikazi Nomandla Dorothy Mhlauli ( who ademia, community and faith-based organisations to
will serve as deputy chairperson) further develop the country’s anti-corruption agenda
and evaluate progress in the implementation of the
In a statement, the Presidency described the NACAC anti-corruption strategy,” said the statement.
as a “multi-sectoral partnership” which will augment
the government’s fight against corruption, fraud and SAnews.gov.za
other criminality.

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