Political analyst Ralph Mathekga has criticised the party for acting against its own code of ethics and its anti-corruption stance.
Despite having been found by courts to have lied under oath, and public calls against them holding public office, the ANC has insisted on including former social development minister Bathabile Dlamini and former minister of home affairs Malusi Gigaba on its parliamentary lists.
Speaking outside the IEC head office, Magashule defended their inclusion: “We have looked at what the law says. [These] people have never been charged with any crime or offence. Minister of Environmental Affairs Nomvula Mokonyane briefs media in Johannesburg on November 6, 2018. Picture: Nigel Sibanda“Therefore it is a concern, particularly if the party says it aims to fight corruption. The perception will be that [it] is not serious.”
Nyembezi said the law precluded, among others, civil servants, unrehabilitated insolvents, mentally handicapped persons and those convicted of an offence and sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment.
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