Democracy in Action Pushes for Public Release of IEC-US Ambassador Meeting Notes

• Democracy in Action has called for the release of meeting minutes between the IEC and the US ambassador
• The civil society group was reacting to a social media post by the US ambassador, Reuben Brigety, on the meeting
• Many netizens shared the same sentiment and called for full transparency from the IEC ahead of the General Election

Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced Briefly News journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered current affairs on the radio for over 15 years.

A civil society group has called on the IEC to publicise the meeting minutes between the commission and a delegation of the US ambassador.

Ambassador posts picture on social media

Democracy in Action was responding to a picture US Ambassador Reuben Brigety posted on X.

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According to EWN, the organisation gave the IEC to avail the notes from the meeting that took place on 30 April 2024,

In 2023, Brigety claimed that SA sold weapons to Russia, which sparked outrage from many citizens.

South Africans weigh in

Many netizens shared the civil society group's sentiments and wanted to know what the meeting was about, especially as the country heads into the General Election.

@MothoWaModimo7 probed:

“Do you now all believe that Cyril cooperates with the CIA & US government to take control of our country’s sovereignty?”

@JonnyDaps commented:

“In the Interest of Transparency & Justice, Given the USA status on the world of POLITICS...it's Only Right that @IECSouthAfrica is held to account on the dealings with @USAmbRSA [CIA]”

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@Nanile6 exclaimed:

“Yes, they should! And they have every right to do so in the interest of transparency for the purpose of free and fair elections.”

@Mankaswa wondered:

“Why meet the USA only? What about other countries?”

@MomentMK11 asked:

“What is the US doing here?”

SA wants the US ambassador expelled

Briefly News reported that the South African government was gunning for the expulsion of US Ambassador to SA Reuben Brigety.

This was after the Lady R report rubbished the allegations that South Africa supplied Russia with arms.

The accusations caused a diplomatic headache for the government, resulting in President Cyril Ramaphosa appointing a three-person panel to investigate the ambassador's allegations.

Source: Briefly News