In today's sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Labour, Chairperson Lumka Yengeni, along with her ANC colleagues, actively blocked a Nedlac briefing on the independent forensic report into the corruption scandal at Nedlac. This is the latest development in the ANC's attempt to delay accountability for as long as procedurally possible.
Since March, the DA has fought tooth and nail to ensure both Nedlac and the Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, appear before the Committee on this matter. Eventually, the Committee acceded to our request. However today we witnessed a meticulously crafted strategy by the ANC to ensure certain individuals are shielded from accountability.
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