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Fin24 reports that according to President Cyril Ramaphosa's response to the recommendations of the Zondo Commission, government will attempt to keep track of all staff who have been fired from organs of state, or who have resigned to avoid being disciplined, through a new register.
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, headed by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, recommended that employees and officials at state-owned entities who allegedly committed transgressions during state capture be investigated and subjected to disciplinary proceedings. Ramaphosa's response indicated that some proceedings had already taken place, while others were under way. He indicated further: "The challenge remains with employees who have resigned before disciplinary proceedings commence. There is currently no legal recourse to address this. There is currently no centralised register of people who have been dismissed from organs of state or those that have resigned to avoid being disciplined." The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) tracks disciplinary action across national and provincial departments, and the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) has a database of disciplinary actions at local government. But, there is no single register that covers all spheres of government and SOEs. "The DPSA, COGTA, the Department of Public Enterprises and the National Treasury have been directed to collaborate to design and implement appropriate solutions to address this challenge. The developed mechanisms will be rolled out across government in April 2023," Ramaphosa advised. While government's new register will focus on internal staff, it already has several other lists that keep track of external companies or individuals it has banned. However, last year a report by Corruption Watch found that the state's register for suppliers blacklisted from doing business with the state was empty.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ahmed Areff at Fin24 (subscriber access only)
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