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Quinton Mtyala police officials and those work- July 11; R10 000 on July 17; R600 ing in the Justice Department on October 2; R1 000 on October COMMUNITY Safety MEC in their pocket. 8; R1 000 on October 15; R2 500 Dan Plato will not say how he The Hawks are investigat- on October 29; R1 000 on got introduced to an “inform- ing Theron’s claims and would November 1; R400 on December ant” who, in an affidavit, not comment yesterday. 24; and R400 on January 8, 2013 claims he wanted to spill the In a later affidavit, from into his Nedbank account. beans on his dealings with the October 2015, Theron claimed Asked about the payments, likes of Radovan Krejcir and Krejcir had paid deputy Plato would not say what they Glen Agliotti, who owed him provincial police commis- were for, but earlier told Die R749 000. sioner Jeremy Vearey a total of Burger these were to cover TENSE: Scenes from the National Assembly during the presidential budget vote. The EFF objected to the president taking the Plato has been accused by R6 million without explaining Theron’s medical expenses podium, and were forcibly removed after refusing to leave . Picture: JEFFREY ABRAHAMS the ANC of masterminding what these payments were for. “because he was ill”. He a smear campaign against According to the earlier affi- accused the Western Cape deputy provincial police com- davit, Plato had during their ANC of trying to destabilise missioner Jeremy Vearey. second and third meeting the province through empty EFF removed as chaos descends on House A former Umkhonto we Sizwe asked Theron to collect infor- threats and hollow allegations. guerrilla, Vearey has been mation about top police “It is of utmost importance open about his support for the officers and politicians. that the Hawks investigation Siyabonga Mkhwanazi ejected EFF MPs who caused ‘If Mr Zuma has arms over Maimane’s insis- ANC. Theron claims he handed PIERRE THERON into the affidavits continues chaos, drowning Speaker tence on calling Zuma a thief. Now Plato says the surfac- Plato a “3cm-thick file” which without interference from PARLIAMENT degenerated Baleka Mbete’s attempts at nothing to hide, ANC chief whip Jackson ing of the affidavit from Pierre contained information about any police official, political into chaos once again when restoring order and calling for Mthembu also defended Zuma Theron was part of a plot the crime syndicate to which Theron claims he sent party or media representa- opposition parties tried to Zuma to go. he won’t appeal several times. He said there by the ANC to destabilise he belonged and its activities. numerous SMSes to Plato’s tive,” said Plato. block President Jacob Zuma EFF MPs were denying was not a shred of evidence the DA-controlled provincial In exchange Plato promised personal cellphone, threaten- “I continue to honour the from addressing the House, Zuma the chance to address the judgment’ Zuma had benefited from the government. “a large amount of money” by ing to go to the police and the commitment made to the labelling him an accused crim- Parliament after findings of arms deal. Theron claims he met Plato the end of October 2012. This media over the mishandling of police minister and the inal who stole millions from the Constitutional Court and But DA MPs were unrelent- for the first time in June 2012 money never materialised, information he had passed on. national police commissioner taxpayers. the high court in Pretoria last ing. Even IFP leader Mango- at the Dros restaurant in according to Theron’s affidavit. “I had planned to report my to refrain from further media Later in the debate on week. The latter court found suthu Buthelezi’s call to Stellenbosch, claiming he was Among Theron’s claims is problems with Dan Plato, who statements on the contents of the Presidency’s budget vote that then acting head of the has not been found guilty respect Zuma fell on deaf ears. a member of a crime syndicate that he tipped off Plato about wouldn’t respond to my text the allegations and enable yesterday, Deputy Speaker National Prosecuting Author- of corruption by any court, He said he would never call an involved in various crimes, a large drug haul coming messages, to Premier (Helen) the Hawks to complete their forced DA ity Mokotedi Mpshe acted unlike elderly person a thief. This was including drugs, assassina- through Cape Town Interna- Zille, the state president, local investigation.” leader to irrationally when he dropped of the DA, found guilty by her aimed at Maimane. tions, human trafficking, tional Airport. The informa- and international media, and He said provincial police withdraw his remarks that charges of corruption against own party to be racist.” , of the abalone smuggling, prostitu- tion was forwarded to then my lawyers.” commissioner Khombinkosi Zuma was a thief. Zuma before the 2009 elections. Maimane said: “If Mr Zuma , said tion and the illegal trade in provincial commissioner Arno Prior to that Plato had ini- Jula had inherited a police On several occasions ANC MP Celiwe Madlopha has nothing to hide, he will not claims Zuma did not know rhino horn. Lamoer by Plato and when tially paid Theron R1 500 for service where SAPS officers’ Maimane referred to Zuma as said it was an insult to call appeal the judgment. He will about upgrades at Nkandla The 61-year-old George resi- Theron demanded payment, a cellphone during their first involvement with criminal accused number one and a Zuma a criminal when no have what he has always was not correct. “I want to dent claimed, in an affidavit in he was told he would be meeting in June 2012, and sub- activities had gone unchecked. criminal. This was after secu- court has made findings wanted, his day in court.” inform you, Mr President, that 2013, that the syndicate had unmasked as an informant. sequently deposited R4 000 on [email protected] rity officers had forcefully against him. “This president But ANC MPs were up in you are not ill-informed.”

Ayanda holders involved in the programme By Dlodlo, were active drivers of the process Deputy and owners of its end-product. OUTH AFRICA welcomes to Minister ’s 3rd Country Ac- its shores this Africa Month Advancing Africa’s of tion Plan is innovative and progres- a network of over 600 re- Public sive in that it seeks to link the Open Sformers from across the con- Service Government Partnership and Sus- tinent and globe committed to en- and tainable Development Goals in some trenching sustainable development Administration. of its commitments. in the continent through the Open Developmental Goals Commitment five on Access to Government Partnership (OGP). Justice which has a specific focus The OGP, an international vol- on the institutionalisation of com- untary effort to improve govern- munity advice offices as part of a ment performance and encourage wider justice network establishes civic participation provides a plat- through the Open the linkage between South Africa’s form for reformers committed to action plan, the Open Government making their governments more Partnership Declaration and the open, accountable, and responsive broader SDGs as it specifically re- to citizens. lates to Goal 16. The work of the OGP is premised This commitment sponsored by on the grand challenges of improv- Government Partnership the National Alliance for the Devel- ing public service, increasing public opment of Community Advice Of- integrity, more effectively managing fices, is the first civil society led public resources, creating safer and share strategies for deepening The pivotal issue of ending cor- that ties in which the principles of commitment in South Africa’s ac- communities and increasing corpo- best practices and lessons learnt to ruption and illicit financial flows in the Open Government Partnership. tion plans. rate accountability. move Africa forward. Africa will therefore be explored, As a side-event to the regional As government, we are encour- As part of the 2016 Africa Re- As we deliberate on the concept of with focus on “The Fair Play Stan- meeting, South Africa will be aged by this commitment from civil gional Meeting hosted under the a sustainable development for Africa dards” – a set of transparency prin- launching its 3rd OGP Country Ac- society as it gives affirmation that theme “Open Government for Sus- and to ensure we thrive on this agen- ciples that African countries can tion Plan. we are equal partners in the tainable Development in Africa”, da, we are necessitated to reflect on commit to through their OGP action During the production of this processes of the Open Government the continent will engage on how the successes and shortcomings of plans to help fight corruption, illicit plan, South Africa utilised a number Partnership and more so in putting the Open Government Partnership past work that has sought to place financial flows, money laundering of complimentary methods to col- in the required work to make our can support efforts aimed at imple- Africa on a positive developmental and to improve in open governance. lect inputs. nation work. menting the Sustainable Develop- path, such as the Millennium Devel- In keeping with the developmen- These included requesting inputs Our deliberations over the com- ment Goals (SDGs). opment Goals (MDGs). tal theme, the regional conference from government departments on ing days will provide for peer learn- Since the year 2016 marks the be- The African Union’s High Level will also focus on the role of youth in commitments, undertaking commu- ing and the sharing of experiences. ginning of the implementation Panel on Illicit Financial Flows re- the achievement of the Sustainable just processes for participation. voice of the people and account- nity-based consultations in various This is in line with our resolve phase for the SDGs, it is imperative cently noted that many of our Development Goals. To ensure that citizens across the able to the people. provinces, conducting stakeholder to create conditions for sustain- to ensure that a conversation, plat- African countries did not achieve The simple fact that there are continent have better access to infor- In a South African context, the workshops with civil society and able, inclusive, and sustained eco- forms and stakeholder engagements their Millennium Development over 1.8billion young people in the mation about laws under considera- importance of the public in the work using surveys in order to assess the nomic growth, shared prosperity are initiated aimed at finding a mul- Goals because of insufficient capital world right now calls for their rep- tion and opportunities to engage in of Parliament is emphasised by the level of citizen’s satisfaction with the and decent work for all. tifaceted and multi-stakeholder ap- to finance required actions, with the resentation and inclusion in global the policy-making processes, there is fact that our Constitution instructs provision and delivery of services in In unity as the continent of Africa, proach towards ensuring that vari- panel estimating that the continent decision-making processes. a need for greater openness of the Parliament to facilitate public par- accordance with the principles of the we embark on a collective journey for ous participants in the international loses over $50-billion through illicit Against this backdrop, it is cru- legislative processes. ticipation in the law-making process OGP that include partnership, ac- prosperity through the Open Govern- system and development communi- financial outflows annually. cial that more young people are in- The act of opening up the legisla- and to take reasonable measures for countability, transparency, anti-cor- ment Partnership, pledging that no ty play their role in promoting the For the continent to meet devel- troduced to OGP processes. ture is essential for any democracy, public access to its committee meet- ruption and the use of technology. one will be left behind. implementation of the SGDs. opmental challenges, huge volumes This could entail, commitments and is crucial to its proper function. ings and sittings of the House. The steps followed in the prepara- (Ms Ayanda Dlodlo is a Member This regional conference is an in- of capital are required and these are to formalise youth leadership in Na- The session on engaging legisla- This is premised on Parliament’s tion of South Africa’s 3rd Country of Parliament, Deputy Minister for tegral part of the work of the Open not met as capital which should be tional Action Plans, making sure the tures and developing strong leg- role to represent the people and en- Action Plan involved an extensive Public Service and Administration Government Partnership, providing retained within the continent is ex- youth are part of network of reform- islative commitments responds to sure government by the people participatory and consultative and the Presidential Envoy to the a platform to set an African agenda ported. ers, or focusing on the issues and not the role of the legislature as the under the Constitution, an approach process that ensured that all stake- Open Government Partnership).