Cape Town — Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, has defended the the African National Congress’ (ANC) cadre deployment policy, saying neither he nor the party had anything to be embarrassed about.
Mashatile was forced to defend the party cadre deployment policy during questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). He said many professionals in the public sector were developed and deplooyed by the ANC, which was of great benefit to the country, EWN reported.
Cadre deployment was not among the topics of discussion during the NCOP but Democratic Aliiance’s (DA) Kathleen Labuschagne asked Mashatile about how it affected skills development and service delivery.
“How can you continue to deny that the practice of cadre deployment is the base cause of service delivery failures?” she asked him,
#MashatileQandA. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says cadre deployment is “such a brilliant” programme. He claims all parties in the world do it. He says ANC is not shy nor embarrassed by it #NCOP @dailysunsa
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“So, we are not shy to talk about it, we are not embarrassed, because a lot of the people in public service today, top people, have been trained by the ANC.” he responded.
According to IOL, Mashatile said the DA also practiced cadre deployment where it governs, and added that there was nothing when it comes to cadre deployment.,
“If you want to know about cadre development, I will make time for you to talk about that because it is such a brilliant programme that all parties in the world (practice) it. If the DA does not develop its cadres then you are deploying people who are not fit for purpose.” he said.
Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration Chana Pilane-Majake also defended cadre deployment in parliament last week, while president Cyril Ramaphosa called on the DA to make available records of its deployment committee.
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