The women carried placards read: “10 years later”, “Remember Khwezi”, “I am one in 3,” and “Khanga”, referencing Zuma’s rape trial in which he was acquitted of raping a friend’s daughter at his home.
As a result, there was a security breach and State Security Minister David Mahlobo wants a full report on the “security breach”.
It is alleged the women are EFF members and were seen manning the EFF desk at the IEC center.
“They have that democratic right [to protest], that we respect. But equally, we must also respect that there are security parameters…,” Mahlobo told a media briefing by the inter-ministerial committee on elections on Sunday.
“We should be getting a full report to say what’s happening at that particular results operations centre in terms of our security forces that were there, including the security arrangements by the IEC; the minister of state security and the police should be able to get a report.”
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini Dlamini and Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu were seen shouting at their Defence counterpart Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, blaming her for the “security breach”.
“You sold us out,” Zulu was overheard shouting at Mapisa-Nqakula.
This is a sign of divisions brewing within the ruling party.
At the time of report it was unclear when would the report be made available.
IEC deputy chairman Terry Tselane apologized to the president immediately after his speech.
