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PublicationsReportsSRP ResourcesState CaptureReport | National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council
October 31, 2025

Report | National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council

In October 2022, President Ramaphosa submitted his response to the Zondo Commission to the South African Parliament. He committed to some 60 actions, most of them focused on institutional and…
Policy briefs and resourcesPublicationsSRP ResourcesTracker | State Capture Commission Update 2025
October 31, 2025

Tracker | State Capture Commission Update 2025

The State Capture Commission Update 2025 is is an update to our short annual tracker publication , which we first released alongside the PARI-CASAC conferences on the Zondo Commission, which ran…
ConferencesGalleryMultimediaNewsSRP ResourcesState CaptureState ReformGallery | What Now Since the State Capture Commission?
December 10, 2024

Gallery | What Now Since the State Capture Commission?

Images: Bram Lammers Photography
Policy briefs and resourcesPublicationsSRP ResourcesState CaptureState ReformZondo Commission | Where do we stand in 2024?
November 7, 2024

Zondo Commission | Where do we stand in 2024?

This document sets out the progress on commitments made by the executive and legislature concerning the Zondo Commission recommendations. It is an update of a document published by PARI in…
ConferencesEventsFeaturedNewsSRP ResourcesState CaptureState ReformWorkshop | What Now Since the State Capture Commission?
November 7, 2024

Workshop | What Now Since the State Capture Commission?

Deliberation and feedback on the priority issues from the Zondo Commission that civil society needs to watch. More than two years ago, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of…
Civil society organisationsPublicationsReportsSRP ResourcesState ReformCSWG | A Collective Civil Society Response to the Zondo Commission and the State Capture Report
November 5, 2024

CSWG | A Collective Civil Society Response to the Zondo Commission and the State Capture Report

The work of the Zondo Commission, which spanned over four years, laid bare the various networks of looters in the public and private sectors who have criminally enriched themselves at…
ConferencesEventsNewsSRP ResourcesState ReformConference | Implementing State Capture Commission Recommendations | 25 & 26 Oct
November 28, 2023

Conference | Implementing State Capture Commission Recommendations | 25 & 26 Oct

Welcome to PARI and CASAC's conference on the implementation of the Zondo Commission recommendations. The aim of the conference is to keep the Commission’s work alive in the public imagination,…
ConferencesGalleryMultimediaSRP ResourcesState ReformGallery | Implementing State Capture Commission Recommendations Conference
November 6, 2023

Gallery | Implementing State Capture Commission Recommendations Conference

Images by Bram Lammers Photography DAY 1 DAY 2
SRP ResourcesState ReformNews Coverage | Implementing State Capture Commission Recommendations Conference
November 2, 2023

News Coverage | Implementing State Capture Commission Recommendations Conference

The Implementing State Capture Recommendations Conference was held jointly by PARI and CASAC on 25 and 26 October 2023 in Johannesburg. READ MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Click on the links…
ConferencesEventsMultimediaSRP ResourcesState CaptureState ReformvideoswebinarsSession by session recordings | Implementing State Capture Commission Recommendations Conference
November 2, 2023

Session by session recordings | Implementing State Capture Commission Recommendations Conference

The Implementing State Capture Recommendations Conference was held jointly by PARI and CASAC on 25 and 26 October 2023 in Johannesburg. READ MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Watch the individual sessions…
ConferencesNewsSRP ResourcesState ReformWatch | Pillay: It’s difficult to prosecute state capture cases
October 27, 2023

Watch | Pillay: It’s difficult to prosecute state capture cases

Researcher for State Reform programme at the Public Affairs Research Institute Devi Pillay says many of the justice and crime fighting institutions in SA have themselves been victims of state…
Policy briefs and resourcesPublicationsSRP ResourcesState ReformDiscussion Document | Implementing the Zondo Commission Recommendations: Taking stock of progress and charting a way forward
October 23, 2023

Discussion Document | Implementing the Zondo Commission Recommendations: Taking stock of progress and charting a way forward

Overview The Zondo Commission provided strong evidence of state capture and detailed insight into how state capture was organised and facilitated by persons in both the public and private sectors.…
Policy briefs and resourcesPublicationsSRP ResourcesState ReformSubmission on the Draft National State Enterprises Bill
October 18, 2023

Submission on the Draft National State Enterprises Bill

The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) and Corruption Watch welcome the opportunity to comment on this draft of the National State Enterprises Bill. State-owned enterprises play a significant role in…
BooksFeaturedPublicationsSRP ResourcesState ReformNew Book | State Capture in South Africa: How and Why It Happened
June 19, 2023

New Book | State Capture in South Africa: How and Why It Happened

STATE CAPTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA: HOW AND WHY IT HAPPENED A new Wits University Press publication, edited by Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Peter Vale, this book features authors: Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Peter…
MultimediaNewsSRP ResourcesState ReformwebinarsWebinar | Who pays the price of state capture?
February 21, 2023

Webinar | Who pays the price of state capture?

PARI's Devi Pillay participated in this Open Secrets webinar on 16 February 2023: Who pays the price for State Capture? Look around and we see a strained fiscus, rolling blackouts,…
PublicationsReportsSRP ResourcesState CaptureState ReformConference Report | State Capture Commission Conference
October 6, 2022

Conference Report | State Capture Commission Conference

In June 2022 the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture presided over by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo delivered its final report to the President of South Africa. The…
EventsNewsSRP ResourcesState CaptureState ReformState Capture Commission Conference Page
September 29, 2022

State Capture Commission Conference Page

The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) and the Council for the Advancement of the Constitution (CASAC) held a conference on  the 14th and  15th of September 2022 to engage meaningfully…
ConferencesNewsSRP ResourcesState ReformGallery | State Capture Commission Conference
September 21, 2022

Gallery | State Capture Commission Conference

The State Capture Commission conference was held at University of Johannesburg over 14 and 15 September, hosted by PARI and CASAC. The seven panels aimed at understanding and finding the…
MultimediaNewsSRP ResourcesState ReformvideosWATCH | Devi Pillay weighs in on the Zondo Commission report
September 19, 2022

WATCH | Devi Pillay weighs in on the Zondo Commission report

Calling in to Newzroom Afrika from PARI/CASAC's State Capture Commission conference, Devi Pillay discusses the role of law enforcement agencies in state capture, based on her OpEd titled : Zondo…
Policy briefs and resourcesPublicationsSRP ResourcesState CaptureState ReformSummary | The State Capture Commission
September 5, 2022

Summary | The State Capture Commission

ABOUT THIS BRIEF In June 2022 Chief Justice Raymond Zondo handed the final report of the Zondo Commission to President Cyril Ramaphosa. The report was the culmination of nearly four…
NewsOp EdPublicationsSRP ResourcesState ReformOp Ed | Zondo Commission’s Missed Opportunity on Role of Law Enforcement Agencies in State Capture
August 31, 2022

Op Ed | Zondo Commission’s Missed Opportunity on Role of Law Enforcement Agencies in State Capture

By Devi Pillay   The Zondo Commission missed an important opportunity to fully contextualise the evidence concerning law enforcement and to analyse its role in State Capture. More work needs…
NewsOp EdPublicationsSRP ResourcesState ReformOp Ed | Public administration reform is critical after a pliant civil service greased the wheels of State Capture
July 27, 2022

Op Ed | Public administration reform is critical after a pliant civil service greased the wheels of State Capture

By Devi Pillay   The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture has proven that there is an urgent need to professionalise South Africa’s public administration. The commission’s recommendations provide a…
BooksPublicationsSRP ResourcesState ReformReforming the Public Administration in South Africa: A Path to Professionalisation
February 9, 2022

Reforming the Public Administration in South Africa: A Path to Professionalisation

A new e-book by Jonathan Klaaren (ed.), Florencia Belvedere and Ryan Brunette. December 2021 Publisher: Siber Ink ISBN: 978-1-928309-37-6   Abstract This short book analyses three distinct and key features…
Policy briefs and resourcesPublicationsSRP ResourcesState ReformPolicy Brief | Encouraged Whistleblowing in Public Procurement
November 5, 2020

Policy Brief | Encouraged Whistleblowing in Public Procurement

South Africa will need an active and capable state to lift itself out of this crisis. Corruption in public procurement is a major impediment to this. The Covid-19 procurement scandals…
Policy briefs and resourcesPublicationsSRP ResourcesState ReformToolkit for Public Servants
October 12, 2020

Toolkit for Public Servants

The Constitution envisions a public administration that maintains a high standard of professional ethics, is developmentally orientated, and treats citizens in a fair and equitable way, without bias. Many public…