MPs wonder: What happened to Deputy President David Mabuza?

Staff Reporter, Johannesburg, SA
"What has happened to the deputy president?" IFP chief whip Narend Singh asked at Thursday morning's meeting of the National Assembly Programming Committee.

"I'm also a little bit worried about where the deputy president is. He needs to come and answer questions," DA chief whip Natasha Mazzone added.

While dealing with the programme, the committee, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise, heard that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni wrote to the legislature, asking to table his adjustment budget to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic on 24 June.

At its previous meeting, the committee agreed to expedite this process. The adjustment budget is usually tabled in October.

Furthermore, the committee agreed to extend the current term to the end of June and confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa would answer questions on 18 June.

MPs asked what had happened to Deputy President David Mabuza.

According to ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina, they had the date for the question session with Ramaphosa, but none for Mabuza.

EFF MP Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi said this was also raised at the Chief Whips' Forum.

"Can we get a clear report on what is happening? Both of them, the president and the deputy president, must appear this term," she said.

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