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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Parliament has published the list of affected ministers with some unanswered questions dating back to February last year.<\/p>\n

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has been labeled as leader of the pack in relation to ministers who fail to answer written questions from members of Parliament (MPs).<\/p>\n

Gordhan is joined by the likes of Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Mondli Gungubele and Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who have a combined 17 outstanding questions.<\/p>\n

Parliament has published the list of affected ministers with some unanswered questions dating back to February last year.<\/p>\n

Written questions to ministers are one of the key ways to hold the executive accountable by members of Parliament.<\/p>\n

Ministers are also expected to answer in writing when they fail to respond to oral questions during House sittings.<\/p>\n

But not all ministers respond as expected, Gordhan sitting with 17 unanswered questions on his portfolio, which includes Eskom and other SOEs.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s followed by Ntshavheni with ten outstanding questions. Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni is also on the list, with six outstanding questions.<\/p>\n

But Parliament said it was trying to address the long-standing issue of unanswered questions.<\/p>\n

Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has now written to the leader of government business, Paul Mashatile, requesting a meeting to discuss the issue and to find strategies to ensure that Cabinet members comply with parliamentary rules.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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