Embattled State Security Minister David Mahlobo has been reported to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane "for deliberately misleading Parliament and the public". DA deputy chief whip Mike Waters said "Mahlobo told a bald-faced lie in the National Assembly when‚ responding to an oral question from DA MP Prof Belinda Bozzoli‚ he stated that #FeesMustFall student leader and criminally accused Mcebo Dlamini has never been to his home". "He further suggested that the visit was not a fact and simply gleaned ‘from a newspaper article’‚" Water added. "Mahlobo seemed to forget that he himself revealed his relationship with Dlamini when‚ participating in a panel discussion hosted by the Institute for Security Studies on 14 November‚ he declared: ‘And I happen to know Mcebo. He has been to my house several times.’" The EFF Twitter account posted a video clip mash-up of Mahlobo’s conflicting statements: "Must Watch Minister David Mahlobo lie in Parliament about Mcebo Dlamini being in his house....
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