Niehaus was asked to vacate the seat to make space for ANC provincial chairperson Siboniso Duma.
At its 2017 conference, the ANC resolved that members facing allegations of corruption and crime must step aside.
Party president Cyril Ramaphosa announced last year leaders charged with corruption and wrongdoing must voluntarily step aside within 30 days or risk being suspended. The resolution has been criticised and challenged by some within the party, who claim it is being used as a political tool to purge members.Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma“Where the problem lies is that the country’s laws say we are innocent until we are proved guilty. The law of the ANC almost says we are guilty until proved innocent,” she said.
“The problem with step-aside is that you are charged and then you step aside, but three years on you are still waiting for the trial to start. What kind of justice is that? Justice should be they investigate you once they’ve charged you and the trial must start within months.”
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