Shocking reports regarding Minister Thulas Nxesi’s statements in Parliament
Please receive the attached statement regarding shocking reports on News24 wherein the Democratic Alliance is accusing the Minister of Public Works Thulas Nxesi, MP, of misleading parliament on the Nkandla costs calculations.
The same accusations were made by the Sowetan where it was insinuated that the Minister failed to cooperate with treasury investigation into the Nkandla matter. The Sowetan article like the DA gives an impression that the minister or the department was attempting to stifle the investigation by National Treasury.
The department has co-operated with all investigation teams, including the Public Protector, SIU and National Treasury. It is for this reason that the Minister of Public Works was not even cited as a respondent in the Constitutional Court matter as one of the parties who failed or refused to comply with the Public Protector’s report.
Hope all is in order.
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