In a recent development, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen issued a warning to the African National Congress (ANC) regarding the submission of cadre deployment records. Steenhuisen has stated that if the ANC fails to hand over these records by Monday, the DA will pursue a contempt order against the leaders of the ruling party.
During the launch of their manifesto in Pretoria, Steenhuisen informed DA members that the ANC had approached them on Friday, requesting an extension to submit the records.
However, the DA had already secured a victory in the Gauteng High Court, which ordered the ANC to provide the cadre deployment records dating back to when President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired the deployment committee in 2013.
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Following the ANC’s loss in the High Court, they appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal, only to face another defeat. Subsequently, they approached the Constitutional Court, but their application was dismissed earlier this week. The apex court ordered the ANC to hand over the records within a week.
Steenhuisen emphasized that the DA would not grant the ANC any additional time and demanded the submission of the cadre deployment records from January 2013. He expressed the party’s determination to put an end to cadre deployment, stating, “I have some breaking news in this regard.
“As you all know, the Constitutional Court has given the ANC until Monday to hand over complete records of its cadre deployment committee dating back to January 1, 2013, when Ramaphosa was its chairperson.”
Addressing Ramaphosa and the ANC directly, Steenhuisen firmly stated that they would not be granted more time. He criticized the ANC for delaying the release of these records for over three years, following the DA’s initial request to make them public to expose Ramaphosa’s alleged role in state capture.
Steenhuisen concluded by affirming the DA’s intentions to pursue legal action if the ANC fails to comply with the Constitutional Court’s order, using the precedent set in the Zuma case to seek a contempt order that could potentially result in prison time for the ANC’s leaders.
In response to these developments, ANC national and Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, assured parliament during the State of the Nation Address that the ANC will indeed hand over the records to the DA, as mandated by the court.
Additionally, ANC MPL in the Western Cape, Cameron Dugmore, accused the DA of also implementing the cadre deployment policy in the province. Dugmore revealed evidence from 2022 that allegedly showed a senior Western Cape leader instructing key employment decisions in municipalities governed by the DA.
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