This comes after the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg  found the ANC had no grounds to refuse to make public its minutes, WhatsApp conversations, emails, CVs, and other records of its cadre deployment committee, finding it "unlawful and invalid", as reported by SABC News.

The DA recently faced off with the ANC in court to declare the ANC’s long-standing cadre deployment policy unconstitutional. Judgment in that matter is reserved.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa was chairperson of the ANC's cadre deployment committee during former president Jacob Zuma's tenure.

The DA has submitted to the court that the records of the ANC’s cadre deployment committee are required because its policies and practices influenced who was appointed to key state institutions.

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The party stated in its court application that the policy played a role in corruption and state capture.

"Ramaphosa chaired this committee all throughout the years of Jacob Zuma’s presidency, during which time the committee exercised undue influence to ensure the appointment of the corrupt cadres who captured and collapsed our state. Todays’ ruling is a historic victory by the DA for transparency and the rule of law."

The court also ordered the ANC to pay the DA’s costs and to hand over documents dating back to 1 January 2013, when Ramaphosa became the chairperson of the cadre deployment committee.

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