'We will not hesitate to approach the court': ANC gives DA 30 days to hand over deployment records

27 Mar

Marvin Charles

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Provincial DA leader Tertuis Simmers. (Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

The DA in the Western Cape said it did not have a "single thing" to hand over to the ANC after the official opposition in the province demanded it hand over all its deployment records - even those dating back to 2009.

On Tuesday, the ANC held an urgent press briefing, in which it announced that it had submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application for the records.

Included in the records sought are SMSes, WhatsApp and Telegram messages, emails, and direct Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) messages to structures related to the appointment of public servants and officials in Western Cape municipalities and Western Cape government departments.

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