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File image: Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act ( PAIA) application to obtain the full record of the decisions of Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille to dissolve the Tourism Board.
[WATCH] Oupa Pilane, former member of the dissolved SA Tourism board, has called Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille a hypocrite and selective in her application of the act. He adds that she failed to appoint a deputy chairperson of the board for nine months. pic.twitter.com/xRLT3ORJiu
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This follows allegations that emerged during De Lille’s appearance before the Portfolio Committee on Tourism this week, that she interfered in investigations by the Auditor-General. De Lille is also alleged to be shielding suspended CEO Nombulelo Guliwe, who is accused of wasting about R4.1 million of taxpayers’ money.
DA Member of Parliament, Hassena Ismail, says in the PAIA application, they want access to the Ngubane Forensic report into Guliwe and the legal advice De Lille relied on to dissolve the Board.
“Instead of accountability, she dissolved the Board. We want the forensic report, legal advice and her communications. If she has nothing to hide, she must release the documents; if not, she must face legal action or step aside.”
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