Dear Editor
The news of the allegations that the wife of Ambassador Smuts Ngonyama, has assaulted their domestic worker, is the latest in a long line of international scandals that have plagued SA missions abroad. The alleged incident occurred on 14 July 2023 at their Tokyo residence.
The DA has previously raised concerns regarding the Diplomatic training for diplomats that are appointed and that the current system must be revised to include spousal training as well.
The fact that senior members of the Department were made aware of these allegations two months ago and chose not to make the portfolio committee aware of what are essentially very serious allegations is not acceptable.
The assigning of some ambassadorial posts has, in our opinion, become yet another level of jobs for pals rather than fit for purpose. We cannot condone a system that puts people in posts around the world as rewards or even punishments by their political masters. It is no secret that following every national election a group of cadres are recycled through the diplomatic community at the whim of politicians. We have always maintained that the appointment of ambassadors should be the responsibility of Parliament and not the President to prevent party cronyism appointments.
The DA will be writing to the Minister for a thorough investigation into the allegations of assault against the Ambassador’s domestic worker and that this matter is not swept under the table.
Regards
Mergan Chetty MP
DA Shadow Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
VPR
Van is getting married, but he and his fiancee have never done the deed – in fact he\’s never been with any woman before. He\’s getting more and more nervous as the big day approaches, so he confides in his friend. His friend says \’No worries man. I\’ll come by the honeymoon suite before you guys get there, and I\’ll hide behind the curtain, and I\’ll whisper instructions to you.\’
\’You\’d do that for me?\’
\’Sure thing man!\’
So the wedding day arrives, it was a lovely service (so I was told, I wasn\’t there myself) and Van\’s friend sneaks into the honeymoon suite as promised and hides behind the curtain.
Van and his new wife arrive in the room, get settled on the bed, and things are getting steamy.
But Van is still super nervous and his tummy is bubbling, so he murmers to his wife, \’Listen babe, I\’m just gonna go to the bathroom quick. I think it\’s that wors roll from earlier.\’
\’Sure thing babe.\’
So Van goes into the bathroom, and he\’s taking quite a long time. And his wife is starting to feel the nerves herself. And it\’s getting worse. She can\’t hold it in. But she doesn\’t want to go after he\’s gone and totally ruin the mood. So she looks around and finally finds a shoebox. Quickly, she does her business in the shoebox, and she shoves it under the bed just as Van comes back from the loo.
Van gets back on the bed and they go at it again. But after a minute or so Van smells something not so lekker.
\’What\’s that smell?\’
\’Nothing babe,\’ he wife tries to assure him.
\’No man there\’s definitely something not so lekker in this room!\’VSo Van starts looking around the room, in the corners, in the cupboard, and finally he looks under the bed, and sees the shoebox.
He pull it out, and opens it up, and in horror he shouts \’Sies! Daar\’s kak in hierdie doos!\’
And from behind the curtain his friend yells, \’NEE MAN, DRAAI HAAR OM!\”
Mad Kid
What\’s the difference between an ANC MP and a flying pig?
The letter F.