The ANC has resolved that Niehaus’s conduct at Nkandla was in contravention of rule 25.17 of the party’s constitution and warrants disciplinary action
that he had received a letter of suspension from the party’s deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte.
“I will file an appeal to the suspension immediately. I have been a member of the ANC for 42 years and this is a very disturbing and painful experience. I will definitely fight the suspension with all the means available to me,” he said. The party has resolved that such conduct was in contravention of rule 25.17 of the ANC constitution and warrants disciplinary action, Duarte wrote.
“Consequently, in the current volatile political situation in the country, aided and abetted by your incendiary speeches, the NEC has come to a conclusion that exceptional circumstances exist which justify that your temporary suspension come into operation with immediate effect in accordance with rule 25.