DA’s motion of no confidence in Cabinet fails

THE National Assembly has voted against the motion of no confidence in Cabinet sponsored by the Democratic Alliance (DA).

The official opposition tabled the motion last month, criticising Cabinet’s failure to reform the economy, create jobs, fight poverty and deal decisively with allegations of rampant corruption.  

The party’s leader John Steehuisen made an impassioned plea to MPs to hold the executive to account.  

“Today is about restoring the most scared and fundamental tenet in any democracy, the principle of accountability,” Steenhuisen said in his opening speech to the House.  

“If our sole mission is to end poverty, and it should be, then we must start by firing the poverty Cabinet because we won’t win the war with the same general that also got us into the mess in the first place. South Africa needs a fresh start and that fresh start starts today with a slimmed-down, fit-for-purpose Cabinet who are up