Why punish Dlamini before she has failed? - Zuma
16 March 2017
Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma says South Africa's is a "funny democracy", citing calls for Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini to be fired before "anything has happened".
"This is another kind of democracy that if you expect someone is going to make a mistake or is going to fail, that person must be punished before it happens. It's a funny democracy," he said during a question-and-answer session in Parliament.
"I thought the date we are talking about has not arrived? The 1st of April," he said.
He was answering a question from DA leader Mmusi Maimane, who asked what Zuma planned to do to keep his appointed officials accountable to the rule of law.