Western Cape speaker rejects ActionSA’s request for probe into cost of Winde’s ‘exorbitant’ US trip

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde.

The speaker of the Western Cape legislature, Daylin Mitchell, has shot down ActionSA’s request for an ethics committee probe into costs Premier Alan Winde incurred on his recent trip to the US. 

In June, Winde led a provincial government and Wesgro delegation to the US with the aim of promoting the province as a trade and investment destination.

Topping the agenda was assuring the US government that the province is committed to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which gives eligible African countries privileged access to the lucrative US market.