DA scores victory for accountability: President Ramaphosa to answer Phala Phala questions in Parliament
1 August 2022
Please find attached a soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.
Following the appalling chairing by the National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa- Nqakula, during the President’s question session in Parliament on Tuesday, the DA and other opposition parties have scored a victory for accountability in Parliament.
The Speaker improperly adjourned a meeting of the National Assembly in the middle of a session that was set aside for President Cyril Ramaphosa to answer questions from various political parties.
In doing so, the Speaker acted outside of the rules of Parliament in a move that can only be seen as an attempt to shield the executive from accountability. It is no surprise considering that the question that was not responded to by the President was in relation to the alleged abuse of state entities on his Phala Phala farm.