AmaBhungane argues that the Executive Ethics Code is vague and deficient because it fails to give effect to the much-needed requirement of transparency.
The EFF’s counsel, advocate Ishmael Semenya SC, argued in court today the continued sealing of the CR17 documents is ’’inimical to the constitutional principles of transparency and accountability’’.
17 March 10:39 Judge Cassim Sardiwalla reserves judgment on the CR17 case.
He says he will hand down judgment in the case, which he says is of great
public interest , will be handed down in due course.
17 March 10:39
Semenya argues that donating to the CR17 campaign was not
something embarrassing and that disclosure of the identities of donors
cannot be said to be something that threatens their inner sanctum
of privacy.
Comment: at the time that the identities of certain donors
and CR17 recipients were disclosed in the media, prior to the sealing of the
CR17 records, several were accused of corruption and subjected to social media