Ramaphosa heads opposition to DA court action on cadre deployment

President Cyril Ramaphosa is opposing the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) court action to abolish cadre deployment in his capacity as President.

Ramaphosa, Minister of Public Service and Administration, Thulas Nxesi, and the entire Government of South Africa have indicated their intention to oppose the DA’s court case, which seeks to declare ANC cadre deployment unconstitutional and unlawful. This was recommended by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in the final volume of the State Capture Report. 

According to Leon Schreiber, DA Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration, in challenging the case in his capacity as President of the country – not as President of the ANC – Ramaphosa confirms that he has no intention of meaningfully eradicating state capture.

The State Capture Commission found that cadre deployment facilitated state capture through ‘the appointment of pliant individuals to powerful positions in state entities.’

The ANC and the entire Government are attempting to protect the very ANC policy that the Government’s own State Capture Commission identified as the cause of state corruption.

Schreiber says that Ramaphosa’s opposition in this form amounts to an abuse of public resources to protect ANC cadre corruption. Ramaphosa et al have chosen to abuse state resources to protect the corrupt policy of a political party.

Ramaphosa intends to be represented by the State Attorney, which will result in the spending of millions of taxpayer rands to defend the ANC.

‘Cyril Ramaphosa is blatantly abusing state resources, and the hard-earned tax money of South Africans, to defend in court the corrupt ANC cadre deployment policy that facilitated state capture’, says Schreiber.

‘Ramaphosa’s announcement yesterday also makes it clear that the DA stands against not only the entire ANC, but also the President and the entire Government of South Africa.’

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