Combating graft must be priority - UDM

The government needs to prioritise combating corruption, and the United Democratic Movement (UDM) will vigorously push for this by demanding implementation of the Zondo and the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) commissions' reports.

- Eric Mthobeli Naki

The UDM also vowed to advocate for the two commissions' findings to be legislated and institutionalised, ensuring that combating corruption becomes a regular part of the state's operations.

The party said that would ensure the concerns of former TBVC (Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei) states' ex-mineworkers who contracted diseases but did not receive compensation, would be addressed.

All this is contained in a report presented to the UDM caucus by party president and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Bantu Holomisa, as part of his accountability to the party regarding his performance since his appointment to the executive last July.