LOAD SHEDDING CRISIS: Meandos continue as 'notes' and 'reports' of a special Cabinet committee on Eskom 'do not exist' By Marianne Merten marianne_merten
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a special Cabinet committee in his reply to the State of the Nation Address on 14 February. “
DA MP Natasha Mazzone wanted those briefing details even if it meant filing a request under the Promotion of Access to Information Act , which is what she did, looking for “a copy of the Cabinet briefing notes of the 27of February 2019 in reference to the decisions on Eskom. In this regard, I would like to request a copy of the report from the Deputy President David Mabuza on the work of the joint special Cabinet committee”.
It could be that it’s in the phrasing of Mazzone’s Paia request – “a copy of the Cabinet briefing notes of the 27of February 2019 in reference to the decisions on Eskom. In this regard, I would like to request a copy of the report from the Deputy President David Mabuza on the work of the joint special Cabinet committee”.
But such a narrow technicist approach to governance does raise questions, particularly as the Constitution in its founding values includes transparency, responsiveness and openness.
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