DA's application to have ANC cadre deployment policy declared unconstitutional dismissed

JOHANNESBURG - The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed the Democratic Alliance (DA)’s application to have the African National Congress (ANC)’s cadre deployment policy declared unconstitutional.
 
The case was argued before a full bench of judges in January, where the official opposition argued the policy allowed corruption to thrive and facilitated the looting of state coffers.
 
On Monday, the ANC handed its cadre deployment records to the DA following an order by the Constitutional Court.
 
DA leader, John Steenhuisen, who was in court on Wednesday morning, briefed the media on the dismissal of the party’s application.

The official opposition plans to challenge the Pretoria High Court’s dismissal of its application to declare the ANC's cadre deployment policy as unconstitutional.

The party wants the courts to declare the policy unlawful – saying it is responsible for the collapse of state institutions.

"What we will be doing is appealing this judgement, our legal team is busy, as we speak, digesting the judgement. But we will appeal it to the SCA and potentially directly to the constitutional court. We believe there can be no greater constitutional imperative than to deal with this particular matter and its effect on South Africa."

Steenhuisen expressed the party's disappointment with the judgement.

"We are confident that a different court will come to a different outcome. This is exactly the same approach. We fought the Nkandla case all the way to the constitutional court--and we will see this case through until we bring an end to this terrible policy of cadre deployment."