By Akani Nkuna
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has denied claims of corruption against him, denouncing them as propaganda attacks by political rivals and those associated with the social media accounts peddling the misinformation.
Mashatile’s acting spokesperson Keith Khoza said on Friday that a story by News24 and assertions by an account, GoolamMV, that the deputy president was being investigated by the Hawks, the Special Investigating Unit and the Public Protector over his “lavish lifestyle” were outright lies.
“The agenda has, since the deputy president arrived at the Union Buildings, been driven primarily by some parties and their proxies in the media group News24,” Khoza claimed in a statement.
He went further on to say that the GoolamMV account had joined forces with other political parties and foes to Mashatile to stir up trouble within the ANC.
“Most alarming are the desperate attempts of these nefarious actors to draw in state
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