Thembi Simelane on Wednesday met the ANC’s integrity commission regarding the loan she accepted from a middleman in the VBS scandal
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.’s office confirmed on Thursday that she was interviewed by the ANC’s integrity commission concerning the personal loan she received from a middleman in the
But a well-placed source said it can safely be assumed Simelane reiterated the account of events she gave parliament’s portfolio committee on justice on 6 September. The deposits were solicited by Ralliom Razwinane, who owned Gundo Wealth Solutions, and faces corruption charges, some reportedly specifically linked to extracting the money from the municipality.
MPs said this did not answer the glaring question as to why she sought personal financial advice from an entity that was doing business with the Limpopo municipality where she was the mayor at the time. But a senior ANC figure said the president could and should take a decision on the minister’s future without waiting for the internal party process to unfold.
The president risked creating the impression that the decision would come not from him but from the party, the source said.
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