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Financial Mail reports that according to a legal opinion presented at the National Economic Development & Labour Council (Nedlac), a draft law banning family members and close associates of politically exposed persons (PEPs) won’t infringe on the rights of those individuals and won’t be unconstitutional.
The opinion was put forward to counter an argument from the government that banning family and associates of PEPs would infringe on the rights of those individuals. This followed a proposal by union federation Cosatu that to truly tackle corruption, relatives and associates of politicians and public servants should be barred from doing business with the state. Cosatu’s proposal at Nedlac came in the wake of allegations that the spouses, children and associates of high-ranking politicians scored personal protective equipment deals with the state amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposal was agreed to by labour, business and communities represented in Nedlac, but opposed by the government. It was taken to the cabinet and discussed at the ANC’s national executive committee lekgotla held over the weekend. Apparently, the proposal was resisted in the party meeting, not only by those opposed to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reform agenda but also more generally. In his closing address to the meeting, Ramaphosa said that while there was agreement that public servants should be barred from doing business with the state, further “consultation” was required on whether this could be extended to PEPs, their families and close associates.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Natasha Marrian at BusinessLive
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