Johnathan Paoli
The ruling party has disqualified four of its members implicated in State Capture from its public representatives list, while retaining other implicated members.
In a briefing at Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Friday, the ANC National Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said the decisions relating to the nomination of candidates was done on a case-by-case basis and that some had been cleared by the committee while others had failed to be cleared.
This follows the appearance of more than 90 party members before the ANC’s Integrity Committee on charges relating to the State Capture commission report.
Bhengu-Motsiri said that it remained vital to appreciate the difference between being implicated in a commission report and being found guilty in a court of law; however she highlighted the party’s dedication to improving oversight and ethics within its ranks.
“Of course, public representatives, leaders of the ANC have a much bigger moral obligation
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