Awol ANC MPs face swift sanction for scuppering revenue bill’s passage
ANC MPs who missed the sitting of the National Assembly sitting on Tuesday and Wednesday without leave will face disciplinary proceedings and possible sanction, ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu said Thursday. The sitting was for the debate and adoption of the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill. The MPs were absent despite having confirmed their compulsory attendance with the party, and despite desperate messages being sent to them during the session urging them to rush to the house to make up a quorum to pass the bill — which is critical for the funding of government programmes. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived at the National Assembly “huffing and puffing” when called but other MPs ignored the urgent pleas by Mthembu to come immediately to the house, he said at a media briefing on the issue. Mthembu said the names of the absentees — those who had not voted, which he would not disclose — would be sent “swiftly” to the ANC’s caucus disciplinary committee chaired by Mothale Mots...
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