Johnathan Paoli
Former Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa along with 58 Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party members are expected to be sworn in as members of parliament (MPs) on Tuesday.
Kodwa appeared in the Palm Ridge magistrates court, earlier this month, in connection with allegations of receiving R1.68 million in bribes.
Despite speculation concerning his future, Kodwa confirmed his registration as an MP and said he plans to stay on as an ordinary member in the National Assembly (NA).
However, ActionSA’s Athol Trollip has condemned Zizi’s return and said that once one belonged to an organisation whose members are involved in corruption, one had no choice but to defend the guilty.
“We do not want to be involved in a government of national unity that protects people like Zizi Kodwa, and brings them back to Parliament despite very serious charges of corruption against them,” Trollip said.
The Organisation Undoing
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