DA hands Mashatile 'dossier of corruption' to Union Buildings
DA leader John Steenhuisen has threatened to lay criminal charges against Deputy President Paul Mashatile if no action is taken against him by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The party visited the Union Buildings on Wednesday morning to submit a "comprehensive docket" containing corruption allegations against Mashatile.
This comes after News24's explosive report several months ago, alleging that Mashatile had corrupt relationships with businesspeople who benefitted from state tenders.
Steenhuisen said if Ramaphosa fails to act against Mashatile, he will be in violation of the Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act, the Public Finance Management Act, and the Executive Members’ Ethics Act.
"Given that President Ramaphosa has, to this day, failed to act against Mashatile by firing him from his executive post and subjecting him to a thorough investigation by the Special Investigating Unit, it is clear that President Ramaphosa has absolutely no will to address this scandal within his government.
“With this dossier now in hand, President Ramaphosa can no longer claim ignorance that his ‘Number Two’ is heading a state capture scheme the likes of which was last seen under Jacob Zuma.”
The party has given Ramaphosa until Wednesday next week to take action.
"We will lay criminal charges against Mashatile, using the information collated in the dossier of which President Ramaphosa is now in possession, to make the case for Mashatile’s immediate investigation and prosecution, and we will file an Executive Members’ Ethics Act complaint against Mashatile for his violation of the Executive Ethics Code.
“In all of our submissions to law enforcement, we will highlight the fact that Ramaphosa is now personally in possession of the dossier against Mashatile, and that his failure to act potentially implicates him in the corruption racket.”
Steenhuisen said Friday’s move is the start of a “sustained campaign” to hold both Ramaphosa and Mashatile accountable.
Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya on X (formerly Twitter) shared that there is no dossier that was handed to President Cyril Ramaphosa by the DA or John Steenhuisen.
"Any organisation or individual that has information on criminality or wrongdoing must submit that information to the police," the tweet read.
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