Question NW2272 to the President of the Republic
11 November 2016 - NW2272
Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the President of the Republic
Whether he will make a statement with regard to the allegation that a certain person (name and details furnished) was informed by a certain family (name furnished) about the specified person’s imminent appointment to the Cabinet (details furnished) before it was announced by him; if so, what is his response?
Reply:
The questions asked form part of the subject matter of the Report into Allegations of improper and unethical conduct by the President and other state functionaries on matters relating to the removal and appointment of Ministers and Executives of State Owned Enterprises. It is clear from the remedial action to be taken that the Report is inconclusive. After the report was released, I have since indicated that I am giving consideration to the contents of the report in order to ascertain whether it should be a subject of a court challenge. I therefore cannot answer these questions as they form part of the said report.