| PHUTI MOSOMANE |
During its plenary sitting, held at the Cape Town City Hall on Wednesday evening, majority of members of Parliament in the National Assembly (NA) rejected a draft resolution for the establishment of an ad hoc committee to conduct an inquiry into matters surrounding the Phala Phala game farm theft.
The motion, brought by the Chief Whip of the Opposition DA Siviwe Gwarube, proposed that a committee be established to investigate, with specific reference to the involvement and response of the various government department and agencies, the alleged cover-up of the crime at Phala Phala.
After making declarations on the resolution, the House resolved not to agree to the draft resolution.
The vote was conducted by means of manual voting and roll call, 204 voted against and 135 in favour.
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