ANC: No candidates on our list have been found guilty in a court of law

The ANC’s acting spokesperson Dakota Lekgoete confirms that the party’s candidate list is finalised and will be submitted to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday afternoon.

Lekgoete is responding to the public outcry that the names of Malusi Gigaba, Bathabile Dlamini, Nomvula Mokonyane and Thabang Makwetla have made the cut for the party’s list.

He says the ANC has made sure that the nominations of these candidates are in line with the Election Act, adding that none of the candidates have been found guilty by any court of law.

In the case of all the comrades who are on our list, we made sure that we comply with the Election Act in that none of the candidates must have a criminal record, and must not be endorsed by an institution of mental health.— Dakota Lekgoete, Acting spokesperson – ANC

“So far there is no adverse findings by any competent court