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Cabinet decided to set up an Anti-Corruption Inter-Ministerial
Committee to effectively deal with all incidence of corruption in
the public service. This Inter-Ministerial Committee will study the
report and recommendations on corruption issued by the Public
Service Commission and other reports. The Inter-Ministerial
Committee will ensure that action is taken against all persons who
are involved in corrupt practices involving public finances. The
South African Government takes strong exception to corrupt
practices and regards the matter very seriously because of the
potential damage that this could cause to the country's reputation
globally.

In this regard, Government condemns all private sector companies
that are involved in corrupt practices including paying bribes to
public officials. Government warns all state employees that strong
action will be taken against anyone involved in corrupt practices.

The Anti-Corruption Inter-Ministerial Committee will be chaired
by Mr Collins Chabane, Minister in the Presidency, and it will
include the Ministers of Public Service and Administration,
Finance, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Social
Development and representatives from the Justice, Crime Prevention
and Security (JCPS) Cluster. The committee will present its report
and action plan at the Cabinet Lekgotla in January 2010.

Cabinet approved the request to deploy the South African
National Defence Force (SANDF) to render borderline control and
protection. The deployment of the SANDF will be incorporated into
the border control strategy being finalised by the JCPS Cluster.

Cabinet was shocked and unhappy about the disrespect that was
meted out of the national flag during the international rugby game
between South Africa and France last Friday. The national anthem
and the flag are national symbols that must be respected and
protected by everyone especially our national sports associations
and other cultural bodies during the international events. The
Minister of Sports has written to the rugby authorities requesting
them to provide an explanation of what happened and to ensure that
steps are taken to prevent a recurrence of the incident in France.

The Road Accident Fund's draft No-Fault policy was approved for
publication and public comment. The draft proposes a shift from a
blame and fault based policy to universal coverage. The policy will
be published shortly for public comment.

The draft Trade Policy and Strategy Framework was approved for
public comment. The document will be published shortly.

Cabinet decided that all future court judgements against the
State sounding in money will be complied with within 30 days. All
outstanding court judgements sounding in money against the state
will be complied with immediately. This decision follows the
Constitutional Court Judgement (Nyathi vs MEC for Health, Gauteng
and Another) which declared section 3 of the State Liability Act 20
of 1957 invalid. State Departments will now be required to settle
such debts within 30 days to prevent the attachment of the State's
immovable property.

South Africa's election to the executive council of the UN World
Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) was welcomed.

While Government will support working people and communities
against unfair and illegal practices by employers that circumvent
labour or immigration laws, we will not tolerate the violent
targeting of refugee communities or any resurgence of the events of
last year.

The Department of Home Affairs, Department of Health and
Statistics SA will meet urgently to look at the statistics of
mortality rates. However, Government wants to discourage the
debate on numbers which could distract us from the real challenges
of taking urgent steps to deal with the causes of death, especially
the impact of HIV and AIDS.

Cabinet approved the following appointments:
" Ms NT Msomi was appointed Director-General in the Department
of Justice and Constitutional Development.

" Ms MJ Mxakato-Diseko was appointed as Deputy Director-General
in the Department of International Relations and Cooperation.

" Ms TS January-Mclean was appointed as Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of
South African Tourism (SAT).

" Advocate MB Mkhize as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
National
Nuclear Regulator of SA (NNRSA).

" Ms C Khuzwayo (Chairperson), Mr J Lesejane (Deputy
Chairperson), Mr N Nyoka, Ms GN Banda and Ms KR Mthimunye were
appointed as candidates to serve as board members of the National
Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) with effect from 1 January 2010
until 31 January 2013.

" Dr T Cohen (Chairperson), Mr T Mofokeng (Deputy Chairperson),
Ms D Kgomo, Ms J Yawitch, Mr WN Lesufi, Dr DG Van der Merwe, Mr D
Elbrecht, Mr J Leaver, Ms M Liefferink and Mr B Nemagovhani
(alternate member) were appointed to serve as members of the board
of the National Nuclear Regulator of SA (NNRSA).