We all want to support Ramaphosa's fight against corruption - Netherlands Ambassador
12 March 2019
Efforts by President Cyril Ramaphosa to address corruption have international support, the Netherlands Ambassador to SA Han Peters has said.
Peters spoke to Fin24 by phone on Monday, sharing his views on issues impacting foreign direct investment to the country. He was previously ambassador to Brazil, before being appointed to his current position in 2018.
Shortly after being elected president in 2018, Ramaphosa announced an ambitious plan to attract $100bn in new investment over five years to boost South Africa's lagging growth rate. In October 2018 he convened a high-profile investment conference and a jobs summit.
The president instituted three judicial commissions of inquiry to probe with maladministration and allegations of corruption at state entities; the Nugent inquiry into SARS, the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture, and the Mpati inquiry into state-run asset manager the Public Investment Corporation.