Two-pronged approach to bury ANC’s cadre deployment

Simultaneous action in South Africa’s courts and Parliament could be the final nail in the coffin for the ANC’s practice of cadre deployment, which was recently deemed “unconstitutional” by State Capture Inquiry Chairperson Raymond Zondo in his final report. Speaking to BizNews, the DA shadow minister of public service and administration, Dr Leon Schreiber, explained that on top of going to court to have it declared unlawful, he also introduced the so-called End Cadre Deployment Bill in Parliament in August 2021. Schreiber is hopeful this two-pronged approach could finally bring an end to cadre deployment; a secretive parallel structure operating in such a way that it “amounts to unfair labour practice”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices