DA to make PAIA request on ‘smuggled Burundian woman’ story

The Democratic Alliance (DA) will make a request under the Promotion of Access to Information Act for details on Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo…that involved the smuggling of Michelle Wege into South Africa”. The party‚ which “remains suspicious”‚ on Thursday said it wants “the passenger list for all legs of the trip; the cost of the flight; and the exact dates upon which the above details were finalised”.