The family of a Limpopo ANC ward councillor is at the centre of a political storm after his wife defected to the DA during election fever.
Tinyiko Baloyi, who is the wife of ANC ward councillor Lazarus Baloyi, caused a stir when she dumped the ANC and joined the DA.
Her decision has apparently ruffled feathers in the ruling party, with some questioning her husband's loyalty. Tinyiko joined her husband's former comrades, who include former secretary Duncan Mashila, who led a move away from the ANC to the DA."Much as I worked hard for the organisation, we were persecuted by our own comrades and I had to take the decision after I realised that I had reached a cul-de-sac and no one appreciated what we did," she said.
She said matters came to a head when her comrades in the ANC organised a march against her husband and turned a blind eye on community matters like corruption, that included investing public funds in the controversial VBS bank."I met Baloyi in the ANC and we are adults and we shall remain a couple, but will follow different parties," she said.
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