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Court to hear arguments in DA’s case to expose Ramaphosa’s cadre deployment committee

Dear Editor

Tomorrow, Wednesday 5 October 2022, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg will hold a hearing on the DA’s application to make public complete records – including meeting minutes, documentation, emails and Whatsapps – of the ANC’s cadre deployment committee dating back to 1 January 2013.

The purpose of the DA’s case is to provide complete transparency to the people of South Africa by exposing the personal role played by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who chaired the deployment committee between 2013 and 2018, in appointing the corrupt individuals who captured and collapsed the state.

Regards

Dr Leon Schreiber MP
DA Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration

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The Randlord Mansions: Northwards

The most iconic of the Randlord Mansions is Northwards, built in 1904 for the eccentric Jose Dale Lace and his wife, Josie. Sitting on the edge of the Parktown Ridge, the house was constructed from the very quartzite rock it sits upon, making it look as though it grew directly out of the mountain. It featured a minstrel gallery, a massive ballroom, and a view that stretched 50 kilometers north toward the Magaliesberg mountains. The lifestyle inside was Gatsby-esque; Josie Dale Lace was famous for driving through the dusty streets of early Johannesburg in a carriage pulled by zebras. However, the grandeur was often fleeting; the Dale Laces lost their fortune, and the house eventually became the residence of the Chairman of the South African Breweries.