The results of the ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting, during which reports of its integrity commission were up for discussion, will set the agenda this week.
The party is expected to brief the media on the outcome of the three-day meeting of its highest decision-making body between conferences.
Among the issues to be discussed was the terms of reference for its integrity commission, which has already made recommendations regarding a number of members who have been accused of wrongdoing.
The commission, headed by ANC elders and stalwarts, has recommended that party secretary-general Ace Magashule step down pending the outcome of his corruption case in court.
The ANC has adopted guidelines on members stepping aside if they are facing charges in court. It is yet to be seen if the party will force Magashule to step aside.
The Sunday Times reported that Magashule and his supporters came under fire at a meeting on Friday when top ANC leaders called for him to be disciplined for bringing the party into disrepute. It said Magashule’s comments during an interview with Durban-based Gagasi FM had undermined the authority of the party’s leadership and further divided the ANC.
In the interview last week, Magashule praised ANC MPs who chose not to take part in a parliamentary vote to establish a special committee to probe public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office.
Magashule told the radio station that the MPs “did the right thing” by refusing “to sleep with the enemy” because the report recommending an inquiry into Mkhwebane arose from a DA initiative.
His comments were at odds with the instructions of the other ANC top-six officials — including President Cyril Ramaphosa and national chair Gwede Mantashe — who had ordered ANC MPs to vote in favour of an inquiry.
Police minister Bheki Cele is on Monday expected to release a report by a panel of experts looking into policing and crowd control by the SA Police Service.
The panel was appointed by the cabinet following the findings and recommendations of the Marikana commission which looked into the killing of 34 protesting Lonmin miners by police in North West in August 2012.
On Monday, Cele will release the report of the panel of experts which was chaired by the late judge David Ntshangase. Their task was to analyse the commission’s recommendations.
The use of excessive force by law enforcement officials to restore public order has been heavily criticised as it has often resulted in the death of bystanders and protesters.
Mthokozisi Ntumba, an innocent bystander, was killed when police fired shots during a student protest in Braamfontein recently. The four police officers accused of being involved were granted bail by the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Friday.
Also in the spotlight this week will be the declaration by senior public servants of their financial interests. That will happen when the Public Service Commission (PSC) releases its quarterly bulletin, “The Pulse of the Public Service”, in Pretoria.
The quarterly focuses on the non-payment of government suppliers by departments, the management of employee productivity and responsiveness, and complaints and grievances handled by the PSC.
On Tuesday, the PSC will release its quarterly bulletin for the period October 1 2020 to December 1 2020, focusing on the implementation of the financial disclosure framework during 2020/2021.
The framework, which was introduced to the public service in 1999, is aimed at preventing conflicts of interest by requiring senior management to disclose their financial interests.
Auditor-general Tsakani Maluleke will hold a media briefing on Wednesday to release the audit outcomes of national and provincial departments as well as their entities.
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