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By IOL Reporter 
12h ago
Cape Town – Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane will not allow the ANC to bail out despite the ruling party declaring that it will pay the costs incurred to bring the party delegation, led by General Secretary Ace Magashule, to meet with the Zanu-PF leaders in Zimbabwe. .
Mkhwebane spokeswoman Oupa Segalwe confirmed on Monday that she was investigating the matter and said the African Transformation Movement became the third to file a complaint with her office after AfriForum and Freedom Front Plus.
On Friday, Segalwe told News24: “The PP has yet to find out what happened and what should have happened, if there is a discrepancy between the two and, if so, how it should be remedied, to avoid a possible repeat offense.
“Additionally, to direct the appropriate actions to be taken in the event that someone is found to have misbehaved.”
In a statement Tuesday, Magushule said: “We travel in an unusual way and we humble ourselves profusely where we went wrong.”
Officials will reimburse the government “for costs incurred on behalf of our delegation,” he said.
In response to Magashule’s apology, the district attorney said he wants Parliament to be involved in determining how much the ANC will pay for high-ranking party members who used an air force plane to travel to Zimbabwe, TimesLIVE reported. .
The party said it will ask the president of the National Assembly, Thandi Modise, to convene an urgent meeting of the portfolio committee of defense and military veterans to which the defense department is accountable.
The district attorney wants representatives from the South African National Defense Force, Department of Defense accountants and representatives from the National Treasury to determine how much the ANC should reimburse for “their blatant abuse” of the aircraft.
On Wednesday, DA defense spokesman Kobus Marais said all ANC delegates will face criminal charges against them. The officials in question are: the Minister of Social Development and head of the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC), Lindiwe Zulu International Relations Subcommittee; Magashule; Nomvula Mokonyane, member of NEC; Tony Yengeni, member of NEC; The Minister of Defense and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula; ANC’s Head of Economic Transformation, Enoch Godongwana; ANC spokeswoman Dakota Legoete; and the president of the ANC, Gwede Mantashe.
President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered a report on the flight. The delegation traveled with Mapisa-Nqakula, who had permission to travel to Zimbabwe to speak with his defense counterpart.
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