RSA Works For SA

Reform & accountability

Accountability you can track

Commissions made findings. Institutions made commitments. This page tracks what happens next — recommendation by recommendation, with status, responsible institution and sources.

Reform milestone

The headline result

National Milestone

South Africa exits the FATF greylist after completing all 22 action items

24 October 2025

On 24 October 2025 the Financial Action Task Force removed South Africa from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, confirming that all 22 action items agreed in 2023 were substantially completed.

Why this matters

Independent, international verification of reform: the FATF assessed South Africa's anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-financing systems against 22 specific action items over two and a half years — and confirmed the work was done.

Financial governanceFICSARBNPASARS

Recommendation tracker

Commissions and implementation

Each entry carries a status tag, the responsible institution and an evidence link. Placeholder entries are labelled until verified.

CompletedNational Treasury, FIC, SARB, NPA, SARS24 Oct 2025

Exit the FATF greylist by completing all 22 action items

South Africa was removed from the FATF list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring on 24 October 2025, after substantially completing the full action plan on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-financing reforms.

In progressJudicial Commission of Inquiry (Justice Madlanga)29 May 2026

Madlanga Commission — criminal justice system inquiry

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System has delivered two interim reports (17 December 2025 and 29 May 2026), referring matters for criminal investigation and urgent prosecution decisions. Final report due by 31 August 2026.

In progressNPA, SIU, National Treasury and others01 Jun 2026

State Capture Commission — implementation of findings

Implementation of the Zondo Commission's recommendations continues across prosecutions, asset recovery and institutional reform, with billions of rand recovered through the SIU and NPA. This tracker publishes specific, sourced figures per recommendation as they are verified against official reporting.

In progressDepartment of Electricity & Energy — TBC01 Jun 2026

Electricity reforms and the Integrated Reform Plan (placeholder)

Placeholder entry: track electricity reform implementation — generation capacity added, grid investment, market reform under the Integrated Reform Plan (plan name to be confirmed against official documentation) — with figures added only once verified.

Verification pending
In progressTransnet / DPE — TBC01 Jun 2026

Freight logistics and ports reform roadmap (placeholder)

Placeholder entry: track the freight logistics reform roadmap — rail corridor performance, port equipment investment and private participation milestones — with sources before publication.

Verification pending

Fighting crime & justice

Quarterly crime & justice review

Each quarter this module publishes the official crime statistics in context — alongside commission progress: the Madlanga Commission's reports and referrals, and implementation of State Capture Commission findings, including SIU/NPA recoveries.

Q1 review — placeholder
Q2 review — placeholder
Q3 review — placeholder
Q4 review — placeholder

MTDP tracker

Medium Term Development Plan progress

A click-through view of the administration's priorities: where the economy started, what has been achieved, and the quarterly record of cabinet decisions and MTDP implementation. Structure in place — quarterly entries publish here once verified.

Priority 1 — Inclusive growth & job creationTracker pending
Priority 2 — Reduce poverty & cost of livingTracker pending
Priority 3 — A capable, ethical, developmental stateTracker pending

Accountability is a public asset

Every status on this page is designed to be checked. If a status is wrong or stale, tell us — with a source — and we will correct it.