In a statement, the ANC said that Fikile Mbalula's private boat ride to Robben Island was falsely being portrayed as an indulgent luxury.
CAPE TOWN - The African National Congress has defended its secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula's use of a private boat to Robben Island last week, where the party was commemorating its 113th anniversary.that Mbalula chose the yacht over the regular ferry which transported other guests had created a misleading narrative.
In a statement, the ANC said that Mbalula's private boat ride to Robben Island was falsely being portrayed as an indulgent luxury. The party said that the decision was purely a practical and logistical one to allow Mbalula to meet all his engagements in a packed campaign programme in the Western Cape last week.
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