Kabelo Kgobisa-Ngcaba responds to queries regarding her Rica advocacy, asserting the critical nature of the issue while defending her past work.
Editor's note: Before publication of Daily Maverick's investigation, Kabelo Kgobisa-Ngcaba was sent nine detailed questions concerning her previous work at Resolve Communications, Resolve's clients Pisa and Securi-Tech, her subsequent parliamentary activity and any possible conflict of interest.
Kgobisa-Ngcaba opted not to answer these questions directly. Instead she supplied a short general response, which was reflected in the article, but which did not substantively answer seven of our nine questions
Following publication, Kgobisa-Ngcaba submitted the response below. It contains additional information not provided before publication, including that she worked on Rica matters for clients while at Resolve and had developed a long-term communications plan on the issue.
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The response still does not identify the relevant clients or answer whether she worked for Pisa or Securi-Tech, had contact with Resolve about the campaign after entering Parliament, received assistance with the questions or disclosed a possible conflict.
Daily Maverick publishes it in the interests of a complete public record.
Rebecca Davis' article about my work on the Rica issue starts with a good question. I share the view that lobbying can be misused by bad actors and should be scrutinised. So, I wasn't surprised or offended when Davis sent her questions....
