OP-ED: SA should trust Ramaphosa’s call for practical reforms to defeat ANC corruption

If there is the will, which optimistically the letter hints there might well be, it will be easy to do. There is no need for rocket science – just effective anti-corruption and disciplinary processes.

The presumption of innocence until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt applies in the criminal sphere. A different standard should apply, and in fact applies, in organisations or in the employment context. Employers routinely suspend or dismiss dishonest employees without waiting for the outcome of a criminal case. In voluntary associations and political parties, action can be taken against wrongdoers on the basis of a reasonable likelihood of wrongdoing.

While the Integrity Commission has made a number of admirable pronouncements, it is seen universally as toothless. It lacks the legal mechanisms necessary to effectuate its decisions meaningfully. The president seems to recognise this too. He knows that his envisioned anti-corruption policies can only succeed if effective means are in place to implement them. There are several appropriate models that can be considered.

A modest practical suggestion of this order, straightforward as it is, if properly implemented, will give the lie to both the idea that the party is unable to deal with allegations of corruption expeditiously and the prevailing false narrative that its hands are tied because of the presumption of innocence. There is no need at all for the ANC to wait for the completion of the criminal process before proceeding with discipline.

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