AFRIFORUM said it has filed a formal application to the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture to question President Cyril Ramaphosa about the ANC’s cadre deployment policy.
In a statement on Monday, the organisation said it also requested to be given the opportunity to make submissions in this regard and also to cross-examine the president.
“The application results from the fact that President Ramaphosa was chairperson of the ANC’s cadre deployment committee from 2013 to 2016. During this time, several individuals who today are accused of corruption and state capture were appointed to key positions on the ground of their loyalty to the ANC,” Afriforum said.
Head of Policy and Action, Ernst Roets said the ANC’s cadre deployment policy is probably the most important contributing factor to corruption and state capture.
“The ANC is outspoken about its approach that loyalty to the party is a decisive factor as far as appointments to key positions in the government are concerned. Apparently, this carries even more weight than merit and the ability to do the work. What is cloaked in secrecy, however, is exactly what this committee has been doing, and what individuals have been appointed to key positions on the ground of their loyalty to the party,” Roets said.
He added that this policy covers not only deployments in key positions but also the redeployment of party loyalists.
Individuals in connection with whom AfriForum wants to put questions to Ramaphosa include Brian Molefe, Dudu Myeni, Pravin Gordhan, Lucky Montana, Jeff Radebe, Joseph Phungula, Sifiso Buthelezi, Thuli Madonsela, Kady Muteba, Patello Lebbaka, Francois van Eeden, Lynette Brown, Nicholas Linnel, Nhlanhla Nene and Modise Motloba.
