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Mike Mabuyakhulu faces charges of money laundering and corruption. (Jabulani Langa, Gallo Images, Daily Sun, archive)
- ANC KZN Vice President Mike Mabuyakhulu has been reinstated.
- His court case and the NEC’s decision on the guidelines for members to retire is pending.
- Mabuyakhulu tried to resign from the party in August following the NEC decision.
ANC KwaZulu-Natal Vice President Mike Mabuyakhulu has been cleared to report for service by the provincial integrity committee (PIC), provincial spokesperson Nhlakanipho Ntombela confirmed to News24.
In August, he reported that Mabuyakhulu had sent a letter to ANC officials of his intention to resign from his post.
Sources told News24 that the provincial executive committee (PEC) had rejected his resignation, opting to send him to the PIC.
Ntombela said he submitted his report on Mabuyakhulu to the PEC on Friday.
“The report was clear in that the integrity committee hired him. The report said that he was open, sincere and honest in explaining his situation. Having obtained all the information from him, [the integrity committee] they think he should be reinstated pending his court case. ”
On Tuesday, News24 reported that the ANC had asked defender Gcina Malindi to present guidelines on how those involved in corruption should be asked to step aside.
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He also wants his own legal opinion on whether family members of ANC politicians should be prohibited from doing business with the state.
This in light of dozens of its leaders implicated in corruption and other crimes, ignoring a party directive that they should step aside, News24 reported.
In March of last year, Mabuyakhulu launched a request to dismiss the corruption charges he faces in connection with a failed jazz festival in 2012, arguing that the charges against him were “political” and prevented him from pursuing a career in public office. .
The charges relate to accusations, during his tenure as MEC for economic development in the province, he authorized the payment of R28 million in various accounts for the festival, which never took place, and then received a commission of R300,000.
He is charged along with 15 other individuals and companies, including the former head of his department, Desmond Golding. In his affidavit in support of his application that was filed at the Durban Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, Mabuyakhulu said that all the charges date back to 2012 and 2013, six to seven years ago, and that the investigation had begun in that moment.
“There can be no complaint from the State for not having had enough time to investigate thoroughly and formulate the final accusation sheet,” he added.
Ntombela said the decision to reinstate Mabuyakhulu was unanimous.
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