Did Cyril Ramaphosa vote for nuclear, asks the DA
The executive approved the nuclear proposal without a feasibility study or a phased approach to procurement, when Ramaphosa was deputy president
The DA wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to reveal whether he supported the 2015 cabinet decision to issue the request for proposals for the nuclear build programme. However, the president has refused to say whether he raised concerns in the December 9 2015 meeting, saying cabinet discussions are confidential. DA MP David Maynier has now made an application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), for access to the declassified cabinet meeting minutes. This follows testimony by former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene at the commission of inquiry into state capture earlier this month. Nene said he believed that he was fired because he refused to sign off on certain projects, such as the nuclear build programme. Parts of the cabinet meeting minutes dealing with the nuclear build programme have been declassified for the commission. The minutes show the executive had approved the energy department’s nuclear proposal without a feasibility study or a phased approach to p...
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