Viral photo fact check: claims of vote buying at ANC conference
falseDuring a briefing on day 1 of the conference, outgoing ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe said the party had taken a firm stand against vote buying at its 55th national conference.
We are not going to tolerate any of this. Should we be made aware of delegates who are doing this, we will act decisively. In 2017, in a now-deleted tweet, then police minister Fikile Mbalula claimed his officers had intercepted R2.5 million meant to buy votes from ANC delegates attending the national conference at Nasrec.He uploaded photos of cash, accompanied by the hashtag, #VotesForCash. At the time, Mbalula was vying to replace president Jacob Zuma.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.
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