The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants a system implemented to ensure the regular reporting by the Northern Cape premier Dr Zamani Saul on his international trips.
The party says it will submit a formal request to the provincial legislature in a bid to hold the premier accountable for his overseas trips.
“While the new financial year has just recently gotten underway, we are aware that the Premier has already been on two separate overseas trips to attract investment for the green hydrogen project and the Prieska power reserve project,” said Harold McGluwa, DA’s Northern Cape provincial leader.
“Unlike opposition parties in the Saldanha Municipality in the Western Cape stopping a DA Mayor for an overseas trip, we appreciate the Premier’s efforts spending time overseas, hunting down investments. Nonetheless, this doesn’t absolve the Premier from having to account for his trips.”
Asked about his planned trips for the year during a recent
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