Dohne Damons
In the Register of Members’ Interests, published by parliament yesterday, Deputy President Paul Mashatile declared a R37-million house in Waterfall as his own property.
This declaration raised several significant questions for Sizwe and the team. One of which pertains to the affordability of this property.
But, more importantly, it prompts South Africa to consider whether this declaration impacts our trust in Mashatile, increasing it or eroding it.
The on-air team with Sizwe Dhlomo tackled this issue, and Sizwe pointed out that:
The deputy president currently lives in the house with his bride. This house is not under his name. It is registered under a company which is owned by his son and son-in-law, so it is unclear why he would declare that as his own.
Sizwe Dhlomo
The debate centers on why the deputy president has received a R37 million house as a gift.
What complicates matters is that the
Deputy president seems to have an issue where he only declares things after the fact, so the first example was when his security people were involved in a kerfuffle …
Sizwe Dhlomo
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