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Original Post Date: 2009-05-18 Time: 19:00:02 Posted By: Jan
By Murray Williams and Esther Lewis
Premier Helen Zille alleges that a network of staff in her provincial administration is still loyal to the ANC and is out to “embarrass” her.
In the latest drama to rock the new DA-led Western Cape government, Zille stopped short of confirming the “spy” allegations doing the rounds.
She would say only that the network was hard at work trying everything possible to soil the reputation of her new government.
| ‘She’s been reading too many spy novels’ |
Since becoming premier, Zille’s clashes with the ANC and the ANC Youth League have made headline news. In addition, she has taken serious flak over her appointment of an all-male cabinet.
But Zille has stressed that she has no plans to launch a “witch-hunt”. She would simply “monitor” the situation, she said today.
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She revealed that she had been given a detailed briefing last week on a network of ANC-loyal staff across the provincial government’s departments.
“There is a network of staff who report directly to the ANC,” Zille said, adding that she knew “exactly who’s involved, (and) where they are sitting”.
She had even been provided with an organogram showing precisely how the alleged network fitted together.
| ‘They basically locked us out’ |
But Zille denied there was anything “paranoid or conspiratorial” about the news.
“Information was simply passed on to us, in great detail. We were given a full briefing.”
On the purpose of the network, Zille said the plan was to “embarrass us, using their political and media networks”.
But Zille said she would not be naming names.
She had “no intention of disclosing the identities of any members of the alleged ANC network”.
However, the Cape Argus has learnt independently that one key senior staffer, whose loyalty may be in question, is a top communications aide to former Premier Ebrahim Rasool.
In response to the allegations, ANC spokesperson Garth Strachan said of Zille: “She’s been reading too many spy novels. Setting up a network to do spying and information-gathering would be illegal and she should report any illegal activity to the police.”
Zille should, more than anyone else, “know how inflammatory allegations of illegal information-gathering are – given the Erasmus Commission”.
Meanwhile, another communications officer, spokesperson to outgoing premier Lynne Brown, has already been told that her services are no longer required at the provincial administration.
An Wentzel said she and her assistant were barred from entering the provincial administration buildings on Friday.
On investigation, however, it appears that this was little more than an administrative error and that Wentzel would see out the remainder of her contract working for Brown based at the premier’s official residence, Leeuwenhof.
Brown will remain at Leeuwenhof for a final month before leaving to make way for Zille.
Wentzel said that when she arrived for work on Friday, she was told by police officers that they had received instructions from the human resources officials in the Department of the Premier not to allow them in. She said the police officers were very polite, and allowed them in to “sort it out”.
“We were told our presence was no longer required at the office, and that we may work from Leeuwenhof. They basically locked us out,” Wentzel said.
A letter from the personnel department was sent to the pair, stating that they were to submit all equipment issued to them by the department, by 4pm that afternoon.
“On the basis of professional courtesy, I want an apology. Neither myself nor my assistant has done anything to anyone to validate this type of treatment,” said Wentzel.
While Zille was sworn in as the new premier last week, Wentzel and her assistant still work for Brown.
Also in dispute, were their contracts, linked to the term of the premier, which expire on June 5.
According to Wentzel, they had verbal agreements with director general Virginia Peterson that the contracts would be honoured until the end of June.
Wentzel said she would take this further.
She hoped to have the matter of their contracts clarified today.
The Cape Argus understands that 11 staffers who served under Brown and her political colleagues will leave the administration as their contracts are officially tied to the terms of their political masters.