ANC has right to 'influence' govt decisions, says court, but cadre records show it went further

While the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, in dismissing the DA's application to have cadre deployment declared unlawful, found the ANC "is entitled to influence government decisions", the tranche of cadre deployment records shows the party went further than mere "influencing" government appointments, it also ordered ministers to run all appointments by the deployment committee.

The DA released the full records it received from the ANC on Monday to the media shortly after the court handed down judgment on Wednesday morning.

The ANC followed suit.