DA makes cadre deployment docs accessible to all

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has made the controversial ANC cadre deployment documents accessible to the public, it said yesterday.

The party has been involved in a three-year legal battle with the ANC for access to these documents.

The ANC, after suffering a defeat at the Constitutional Court, handed over the documents to the DA on Monday.

DA shadow minister for public service and administration Leon Schreiber said the opposition party had decided to make the documents accessible to the public and the media as a gesture of transparency.

“The DA is committed to upholding principles of public transparency,” he said.

“In line with this commitment, we have uploaded the cadre deployment minutes and documents which have so far been supplied to us to our website, allowing the public access to crucial information.”

Schreiber said the DA would continue to diligently scrutinise the documents to unveil the network of cadre deployment corruption and a racketeering syndicate that has allegedly corrupted and captured the state.

“To keep the public informed, we have scheduled a media briefing on Friday, during which we will comprehensively unpack the documents.

“This briefing will present our thorough analysis and announce significant next steps in our fight to end cadre deployment corruption,” said Schreiber.

“The DA remains steadfast in its pursuit of accountability and integrity within the political landscape and we invite the public to stay engaged in this ongoing effort.”

Schreiber claimed the ANC’s deployment committee interfered in appointments across the state – and even extended its tentacles to the judiciary.

“There can be no more urgent constitutional matter than challenging a governing party that, by its own admission, has obliterated the distinction between party and state, in order to capture institutions for its own advantage,” Schreiber added.

According to the DA, the records will demonstrate how ANClinked cadres were given state jobs and the impact of cadre deployment on state capture.

Meanwhile, the ANC has warned the DA to be aware of the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) while interrogating the documents.

Popia is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa.

The Act was passed in 2013 to regulate the right to privacy, as enshrined by Section 14 of the constitution and would work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act.