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Illustrative image | Sources: ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule. (Photo: Gallo Images / Netwerk24 / Felix Dlangamandla) / Gauteng Health MEC Dr. Bandile Masuku. (Photo: Gallo Images / Sharon Seretlo) / Vice Minister of Finance David Masondo. (Photo: Felix Dlangamandla
Former ANC President and Grandee Kgalema Motlanthe will be asked to lead a Council of Elders investigation into corruption in the ANC if the NEC is not satisfied with the progress this weekend. Ace Magashule strikes a fiery pose when the meeting begins
If the meeting of the special executive committee to deal with corruption in government and the ANC this weekend (August 28-30) is not satisfied with the steps led by Secretary General Ace Magashule, a Council of Elders will be convened to do the job.
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Daily maverick The NEC cleanup camp has told you that former President Kgalema Motlanthe could be recruited to spearhead the campaign against corruption.
The first reports from the meeting that started on Friday (August 28) said that Magashule was in a very bad mood. She reportedly said that temporary suspensions of cadres who faced criminal charges would not pass and that he would not step aside (the Integrity Commission has requested a meeting with him). Magashule will take the fight to President Cyril Ramaphosa this weekend and his supporters are also likely to raise a lot of probity questions about the ANC president.
Additionally, former President Jacob Zuma released a 12-page response to the seven pages letter that he (Zuma) called “fundamentally flawed” in his claim that the ANC was now number one accused of corruption.
As a sign of the seriousness of the meeting called by Ramaphosa, the former mayor of eThekwini, Zandile Gumede, was sworn in as a provincial deputy on Friday, August 28, after being sworn in earlier this month. The party leadership in KwaZulu-Natal asked him to resign, and when he did not, he withdrew.
The provincial vice president of the party Mike mabuyakhulu He was also asked to step aside. Both leaders face criminal charges related to alleged fraud and corruption. Stepping aside is a temporary, paid leave.
South Africa’s electoral system is based on party lists, whereby the party appoints elected representatives.
In his seven-page letter about Sunday August 23 Ramaphosa gave Magashule and the headquarters of the Luthuli House a list of tasks:
* All cadres named in corruption cases (in court, in Zondo’s commission of inquiry into state capture and other forensic or investigative investigations, or in important media reports) were required to be listed and reported to the Integrity Commission;
* those who do not have acceptable explanations should voluntarily resign or be summarily suspended (probably what happened to Gumede);
* develop a system of lifestyle audits for all leaders and public representatives of the ANC and declaration of financial interests;
* develop a policy on ANC leaders and family members doing business with the government;
* start the process of strengthening the Integrity Commission;
The graphic illustrations show the men and women who have a difficult weekend task that reads like a hit or miss for the ruling ANC.. While there are no recent polls to show his levels of support, two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity say the party is concerned it could lose the next election. The public mood has soured against the ANC after a series of revelations about how the cadres turned the PPE acquisition into a party. “The ANC is in the hall of last chance,” said a Luthuli House staff member.
The leaders highlighted in the picture are likely to face questions during the ANC meeting as they have been named in the main corruption reports facing the party. Several have appeared as sworn evidence at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state capture, while President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to face questions about funding his campaign to become ANC president.
An ANC official said that there were many NEC members who were uncomfortable with the lack of transparency about how Ramaphosa’s candidacy for ANC president had been funded to the tune of 500 million rand.
“Raising so much money for an election means that only the rich will be able to lead the ANC. The president will be asked about the 500 million rand, ”the official said.
Vice President David Mabuza is informed by City press not have been authorized by the Integrity Commission before being sworn in.
“Officials should take the process seriously (the process is the resolution of the ANC conference on corruption that says leaders facing serious charges or have been criminally charged stand aside; the ANC statement Aug. 4 and the president’s seven-page letter), “said one executive member. The party’s upper structure is likely to join in with whatever anti-corruption package officials come up with. “A weak package will be rejected and we will go back to an independent investigation,” the person said.
Daily maverick He asked ANC spokesman Pule Mabe for an update on the progress he promised as of Wednesday August 26. We will add it as soon as you reply. DM
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