Tobius Malope, a newly elected ward 30 councillor in the Elias Motsoaledi local municipality, was arrested for extortion after allegedly leading a group of thugs to demand money from a mining construction contractor. The ANC spokesperson expressed disappointment and stated that the party does not tolerate corruption or crime.
A Limpopo municipality could soon find itself going to another by-election in two months after the newly elected ward 30 councillor, Tobius Malope, was arrested for extortion.
His arrest was kept hush hush by those in his circle until the news came to light allegedly during drinking binges at the weekend.Known in ANC politics as aggressive, articulate and fearless, Malope allegedly led a group of thugs to a mining construction site on the R555 road where they demanded an undisclosed amount of cash from the contractor of a construction project.
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