Faith Muthambi, ANC MPs a no-show at meeting chaired by Makhosi Khoza
This is despite assurances from the ANC that its MPs would attend the meeting, where the minister was to be quizzed on allegations of nepotism
Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi and her director-general, Mashwahle Diphofa, have failed to appear before the portfolio committee on public service and administration, where Muthambi was to be quizzed on the allegations that she flew 30 family members and friends to Parliament for her budget vote address at the taxpayers’ expense. The meeting is being chaired by Makhosi Khoza, a critic of President Jacob Zuma who herself is facing a disciplinary process by the party. Although the ANC in Parliament on Tuesday assured the public that its MPs would be present in the meeting, Khoza and member for the ANC Shedrack Booi were the only committee members from the governing party at the meeting, which was to discuss annual reports of the department and its entities. All committee members present vented their outrage at the absence, not only of Muthambi and Diphofa, but of five ANC members of the committee. Opposition MPs called for the minister to be subpoenaed and B...
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