Open Letter to Members of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces

A coalition of progressive civil society organisations calls on the South African Parliament to ensure that individuals implicated in state capture are not appointed to office and to protect the Zondo Commission from political interference. The letter also urges the government to implement the Political Party Funding Act, debate electoral reform based on the 2003 Van Slabbert Commission recommendations, and declare a climate emergency to address ongoing droughts and environmental threats.

• The signatories demand that political parties, specifically the ANC and its President, prevent the appointment of individuals implicated in state capture and corruption as Ministers or MPs.
• The document calls for the protection of law enforcement agencies and the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture from intimidation and political interference to ensure full accountability and prosecution of those responsible.
• The authors urge the South African Parliament to declare a climate emergency, noting that the climate crisis is already causing drought in various parts of the country and threatens fundamental rights and freedoms.
• The letter recommends immediate implementation of the Political Party Funding Act and a review of the 2003 Van Slabbert Commission on Electoral Reform to improve MP accountability and proximity to the public.

APA

Public Affairs Research Institute (2019). Open Letter to Members of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. https://pari.org.za/pari-joins-the-call-on-all-parties-to-ensure-that-the-corrupt-are-not-appointed/

Chicago

Public Affairs Research Institute. Open Letter to Members of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. 2019. https://pari.org.za/pari-joins-the-call-on-all-parties-to-ensure-that-the-corrupt-are-not-appointed/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{publicaffairsresearchinstitute2019open, author = {{Public Affairs Research Institute}}, title = {{Open Letter to Members of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces}}, publisher = {Public Affairs Research Institute}, year = {2019}, month = may, url = {https://pari.org.za/pari-joins-the-call-on-all-parties-to-ensure-that-the-corrupt-are-not-appointed/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }