🏛 ANC MP and former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane has been sanctioned by the National Assembly. Full story here ⬇
The National Assembly has approved the punishment of ‘Gupta associate’, ANC MP and former mineral resources ministerThe National Assembly adopted a report of the Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests on Tuesday.Several charges were laid against Zwane by Democratic Alliance MP James Lorimer and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse .
; being chauffeur-driven in Dubai at the expense of the Guptas ; and a two-day stay in Delhi, India, funded by the Guptas.“The member must enter an apology in the House for the press statement he issued, which had to be retracted by Cabinet, enter an apology in the House for appointing special advisors who were business associates of the Guptas.Gupta influence
In March, the committee found Zwane’s appointment as minister of mineral resources was orchestrated by the Guptas. They did this to secure the purchase of the Optimum coal mine by their company Tegeta.Other complaints against Zwane included that he appointed Gupta associates K Moodley as his special advisor and Malcom Mabaso as his personal advisor, which led to alleged conflicts of interest.
Moodley’s company Albatime Ltd made a R10 million payment to Tegeta towards the purchase of the Optimum Coal Mine. Moodley’s wife also served on the Eskom board as a non-executive director from 2014 to 2016. Mabasa is a business associate of Salim Essa and also a director of Premium Security Cleaning Ltd.
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