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The ANC and DA disagree on whether Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula broke any laws when she allowed a delegation from the ruling party to take her to Zimbabwe on a defense forces plane.
President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared before the National Assembly in a hybrid plenary session on August 27, 2020 to answer these questions submitted for oral response. Image: @ PresidencyZA / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – The controversy surrounding the use by the African National Congress (ANC) of a defense forces aircraft to fly to Zimbabwe has taken another turn.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) now wants to force President Cyril Ramaphosa to publish a report on the issue.
The party will apply in terms of the Law for the Promotion of Access to Information (PAIA) to force it to disclose it.
But the ANC has maintained its support for Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, saying that granting the ANC a trip with her to Zimbabwe was the right decision.
The ANC and DA disagree on whether Mapisa-Nqakula violated any laws when she allowed a delegation from the ruling party to take her to Zimbabwe on a defense force plane.
The ANC said the minister’s official visit would have been advanced whether party leaders came or not.
Thabo Mmutle of the ANC said the minister was within her right to allow the delegation to come because international travel was still prohibited at the time.
“Section 80, subsection 3A of the Defense Force Law establishes that the minister can use his discretion or help any person in need.”
But the district attorney’s Kobus Marais disagreed: “So far, we haven’t seen or heard anything to justify it. Remember, they have admitted that they have done wrong, why is the ANC offering to return the money if nothing wrong was done? “
He said the party had no choice but to make a PAIA presentation to force the president to publish his report on the incident.
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