ANC Urged to Create Anti-corruption Agency and Follow the Chinese Government’s Example

• Peace and stability chairperson David Mahlobo has suggested the ANC adopt an anti-corruption agency similar to that of the Chinese Communist Party
• The agency would investigate and suggest sanctions for those party members who have been caught with their hands in the coffers
• The ANC's integrity commission would also get a boost in terms of resources and strength to allow it to deal with corruption

JOHANNESBURG - The ANC is discussing the possibility of creating an anticorruption agency similar to the one adopted by the Chinese government.

This would help the ruling party tackle the challenges of corruption within the organisation which has become a major issue recently.

Peace and stability chairperson David Mahlobo suggested that the ANC create the antigraft body when he reported back to the media on Saturday night.

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Mahlobo said that those who were implicated would also appear before the part's integrity commission according to EWN.

The integrity commission would receive more resources and have more power to deal with issues of corruption while working alongside the anti-corruption agency.

Mahlobo also warned that if corruption was not addressed then more riots and unrest could sweep across the country according to the SowetanLIVE.

Approximately 200 ANC leaders were found to have been implicated in corruption following the state capture of inquiry.

Ramaphosa says the step-aside rule is here to stay despite calls to scrap it

Earlier, Briefly News reported that the African National Congress's policy conference kicked off on Friday, 29 July, in Nasrec, Johannesburg, with President Cyril Ramaphosa taking a swipe at the mounting calls to get rid of the step-aside resolution.

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While delivering the keynote address, Ramaphosa stated that it would not be possible to turn back on the resolution that forces ANC members to step aside from their position when facing criminal charges.

The step aside rule was adopted at the ANC's 54th national conference as a means to tackle corruption, according to SowetanLIVE. Several provinces such as Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal have been against the step-aside resolution and sought to use the policy conference as a means to get it revoked.

Source: Briefly News