Question NW84 to the President of the Republic
16 March 2020 - NW84
Marais, Mr S to ask the President of the Republic
(1)Whether he employed the SA National Defence Force to patrol the streets of Kimberley in January 2020; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what was the cost of employing the soldiers, (b) from which budget was the employment of the soldiers paid and (c) for what period were the soldiers employed; (2) whether he communicated the soldiers’ employment to Parliament; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) The President did not employ the SANDF to patrol the streets of Kimberley in January 2020.
(2) There was no employment under section 201 of the Constitution.