PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa will today at 7:30pm address the nation to outline the government's response to the state capture report.
President spokesman Vincent Mangwenya in a statement issued on Saturday, 22 October said Ramaphosa will in the address provide more details on the action plan.
Magwenya did not specify what time the president will address the nation but indicated it will be in the evening.
He added that Ramaphosa had informed National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula that he would be submitting his response to the recommendations of the report.
Saturday was the deadline for Ramaphosa to submit his response to Parliament.
"In line with the remedial action contained in the Public Protector's report and as required by the ruling of the Gauteng High Court on 23 February, President Ramaphosa has outlined his intentions with regards to the implementation of the commission's recommendations," said Magwenya.
He said the president's response contained in a 76-page document sets out his approach to the commission's fundings and recommendations. It deals with the methodology for developing the response plan and the implementation of the response.
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"The president's response outlines the steps government is taking to implement the commission's recommendations with respect to actions against the perpetrators of state capture and reforms to prevent future occurrence of state capture as well as broader systemic reforms arising from the work of the commission," he said.
