Cape Town - The PAC has urged South Africans to be patient and await the outcome of a judicial review of President Thabo Mbeki's decision to exclude the Heath unit from the arms deal probe.

Briefing the media at Parliament on Wednesday, Pan Africanist Congress Chief Whip Patricia de Lille said her party was well aware of citizens' impatience on the matter.

On Monday, De Lille announced the PAC intended to go ahead with a judicial review of Mbeki's decision to exclude Judge Willem Heath's anti-corruption unit from the R43 billion arms investigation.

She said lawyers had scrutinised the documentation - provided by Mbeki on February 7 - on which the president based his decision to exclude the unit.

"After consultation with the legal team, we have decided to proceed to court to review the decision of the state president taken on 19 January."

At Wednesday's briefing, De Lille said she trusted the courts and would respect whatever ruling was made.

She would not be drawn on details of the PAC's case.

Asked whether the recent appointment of Azanian People's Organisation (Azapo) leader Mosibudi Mangena as deputy education minister would affect unity talks with Azapo, PAC president Stanley Mogoba said this would not be the case.

The PAC was quite happy with Mangena's appointment, and would itself consider such appointments if approached.

Unity talks between the PAC, Azapo and the Socialist Party of Azania (Sopa) would continue. 

With acknowledgement to Sapa and News24.