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Despite the president’s statements on the matter, the party said they do not illustrate how serious Ramaphosa is about the minister’s action.
Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Image: GCIS.
JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance (DA) said that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s official reprimand of Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula does not go far enough and calls for her to be fired before the weekend.
Despite the president’s statements on the matter, the party said they do not illustrate how serious Ramaphosa is about the minister’s action.
“The president has downplayed this abuse of state resources by saying it was an error in judgment. He himself admitted that the minister did not act in the best interest of good governance and that she acted in a way that is incompatible with her position, ”said Kobus Marais of the prosecution.
Mapisa-Nqakula came under fire after she allowed a high-ranking delegation from the African National Congress (ANC) to take a “lift” on a South African National Defense Force plane to Zimbabwe.
Critics said it was an abuse of state resources by the ANC and had called on Ramaphosa to act.
Beyond the formal reprimand, the president cut Mapisa-Nqakula’s salary for three months and said he demonstrated “an error of judgment” that is not in accordance with the responsibilities of a cabinet minister.
But the district attorney said this is not good enough.
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