The most recent resignation came from former minister of sports and recreation Tokozile Xasa yesterday.
The humiliation of being demoted from Cabinet positions to ordinary backbenchers, along with the impact on their pensions and other perks of high office, are at the core of the latest spate of resignations by ANC members of parliament , says independent political analyst Ralph Mathekga.
“Imagine, today your laundry is taken to a dry cleaner by someone and your kids are driven to school by members of the VIP protection unit in a blue-light fitted vehicle. Tomorrow, you are left all by yourself. “He would have lost benefits associated with having been president. The same went for former president Kgalema Motlanthe and former deputy president Baleka Mbete.”
“We also derive satisfaction from the knowledge that we will continue to tap into their wealth of leadership and experience as they have all expressed their commitment to continue serving the ANC and the people of South Africa in other capacities.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Thokozile Xasa becomes the latest ANC MP to quit parliamentANC MP and former minister of sport and recreation Thokozile Xasa has resigned from parliament.
Read more »
PARLIAMENT: Steenhuisen: ANC should play fair and give the Scopa chair to the DAAfter announcing its shadow cabinet for the sixth Parliament, the DA threw down the gauntlet to the ANC: it is agitating for the ruling party to follow the example it set in the Western Cape legislature by offering it the position of Scopa chair in Parliament.
Read more »
#LandExpropriation: DA prepares for battle with ANC and EFF | IOL NewsWith Parliament expected to kick into full swing next week, the DA insists it is opposed to amending the Constitution to ...
Read more »
DA wants the ANC to offer it the powerful Scopa chair positionThe DA says it chairing the standing committee on public accounts will lead to ‘far better oversight and accountability’ of the government
Read more »
DA wants the ANC to offer it the powerful Scopa chair positionThe DA says it chairing the standing committee on public accounts will lead to ‘far better oversight and accountability’ of the government
Read more »
'I wrote the resolution': ANC economic policy head denies call to change SARB mandateThe head the ANC’s sub-committee on economic transformation, Enoch Godongwana, has denied the party resolved to change the mandate of the central bank at its 2017 conference.
Read more »