THE ANC has denied allegations that its Deputy President David Mabuza and Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile have pocketed $2 million meant for Luthuli House.
The Mail & Guardian reported on Saturday that the two senior politicians received at least $2-million from donors, but the money failed to make it into the Luthuli House bank account.
The publication quoted two anonymous sources.
The ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe issued a statement on Sunday morning, saying there is “no iota of truth” to the graft allegations.
“The ANC is considering laying a complaint with the Press Ombudsman,” Mabe said.
“While the ANC has been honest and frank about its current financial challenges, it is unfortunate that some in the media chose to seize on these difficulties that confront our movement to manufacture and peddle falsehoods and to tarnish the reputation of individual leaders. We, accordingly, reject these false and baseless allegations with the
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