Parliament cancels meeting to deal with assault claim against EFF’s Floyd Shivambu
The ethics sub-committee had met to consider the matter late in 2018 but was unable to proceed as a crucial witness was overseas,
Parliament’s committee on ethics and members’ interests has cancelled a meeting meant to consider an assault complaint against EFF deputy leader Floyd Shivambu. The matter relates to an incident in March 2018 in which Shivambu is alleged to have attacked a journalist within the parliamentary precinct. The ethics committee meeting was scheduled to take place on Thursday. However, in statement issued on behalf of the committee, parliament said the committee had obtained legal advice that highlighted that it must have a certain number of members to reach a quorum. “Due to the fact that parliament has risen and that MPs are busy with constituency and elections work, the committee was uncertain if it would get the required number of MPs … to reach this quorum to come to parliament to consider the matter.” The ethics committee has highlighted challenges it has faced in dealing with matters before it, over the past term. “One such challenge has been the inability to be quorate at most of i...
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