The President of the Republic of South Africa seeks to review the remedial action in the Public Protector's report No 6 of 2016/17, which was released on 2 November 2016, and entitled, "State of Capture" (the report).

The report concerns the investigation conducted by the Public Protector into complaints of alleged improper and unethical conduct by the President, certain State functionaries and the Gupta family, relating to the appointment of Cabinet Ministers and Directors of State-owned entities (SOEs), which possibly resulted in the improper and corrupt award of state contracts and other benefits to businesses of the Gupta family. The remedial action directed the President to appoint a commission of inquiry to investigate the matter identified in the report.