African National Congress (ANC) members on the justice portfolio committee on Thursday refused to apologise to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela‚ despite members of the opposition requesting that the committee do so.
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Werner Horn said “it would be remiss of us as a committee to just go about things as if it’s business as usual”.
He said that even the Speaker of Parliament‚ Baleka Mbete‚ said she regretted the hostile reception Madonsela had received from the committee last year.
He said that the public protector deserved an apology.
The African Christian Democratic Party’s Steve Swart said he personally apologised‚ but believed the committee should do so too.
At her last budgetary presentation before the committee‚ Madonsela came under heavy fire from ANC MPs on the committee who criticised her presentation‚ interrupted her and‚ when opposition members attempted to intervene‚ they remarked about her “friends in the DA“.
But committee chair Mathole Motshekga and other ANC MPs were not keen on the idea of apologising.
Motshekga said that it would be a “waste of time” to focus on “party-political disputes“.
ANC MP Bongani Bongo said they should not apologise but should focus on the already full day’s programme.
– TMG Digital/Parliamentary Bureau
ANC MPs won't say sorry to Madonsela
African National Congress (ANC) members on the justice portfolio committee on Thursday refused to apologise to Public Protector Thuli Madonsela‚ despite members of the opposition requesting that the committee do so.
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Werner Horn said “it would be remiss of us as a committee to just go about things as if it’s business as usual”.
He said that even the Speaker of Parliament‚ Baleka Mbete‚ said she regretted the hostile reception Madonsela had received from the committee last year.
He said that the public protector deserved an apology.
The African Christian Democratic Party’s Steve Swart said he personally apologised‚ but believed the committee should do so too.
At her last budgetary presentation before the committee‚ Madonsela came under heavy fire from ANC MPs on the committee who criticised her presentation‚ interrupted her and‚ when opposition members attempted to intervene‚ they remarked about her “friends in the DA“.
But committee chair Mathole Motshekga and other ANC MPs were not keen on the idea of apologising.
Motshekga said that it would be a “waste of time” to focus on “party-political disputes“.
ANC MP Bongani Bongo said they should not apologise but should focus on the already full day’s programme.
– TMG Digital/Parliamentary Bureau