Parliament on Thursday said it was implementing the Zondo commission's recommendations but highlighted it would not amend existing laws as recommended by chief justice Raymond Zondo in his state capture report, because most of them were already catered for
Speaking at a colloquium hosted by the Human Sciences Research Council, a year after he handed the state capture report to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Zondo said:"If another group of people were to do what the Guptas did to pursue state capture ... parliament would still not be able to stop it. That is because I have seen nothing has changed.
Mapisa-Nqakula said work was under way to address the commission’s recommendations, and the rules committee has already considered them and made conclusive decisions on some of them. Of t “The committee did, however, recognise the lack of adequate capacity in this regard, and in line with the need to ensure consistent and regular reporting, the committee’s support capacity has been reinforced.”
The commission also raised concerns about cabinet ministers who failed to appear before parliament without adequate cause. But the rules committee noted that the Powers, Privileges, and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act already considers such actions as contempt of parliament, making them offences under the act.
The parliamentary budget office conducted research to identify aspects of the presidency budget not under parliamentary scrutiny, she said. The PBO concluded that parliament should strengthen its oversight over the presidency and recommended further research. The rules committee agreed that the PBO’s desk-top research should be supplemented with a fact-finding visit to explore international best practices on the matter.
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