The appointment of Songezo Zibi as Scopa chair sparks debate over opposition tradition and oversight neutrality.
Songezo Zibi, leader of Rise Mzanzi, during the First Sitting Of The National Assembly at Cape Town International Convention Centre on June 14, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa.
ActionSA and the EFF objected to Zibi’s election, arguing that his party was not in the opposition, thus going against the long-held tradition thatVeronica Mente raised the objection: “The principle and the convention of this parliament have been that the opposition must chair Scopa. “The multiparty government clearly wishes to exercise oversight over itself by deploying one of its own to head up this critical oversight committee.
“A strong government needs a counterbalancing force in opposition that uses the considerable powers afforded to a Scopa chair to hold the government to account.
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