By Akani Nkuna
The African National Congress (ANC) has distanced itself from controversial North West businessman and political fixer Oupa Brown Mogotsi, who has been implicated in allegations of wrongdoing that include links to organised crime, at the Madlanga Commission.
“Our membership records confirm that Mr Mogotsi’s ANC membership has expired. We now can confirm that Mr Mogotsi is therefore not an ANC member,” the party said in a statement issued on Friday.
It said the allegations against Mogotsi were “deeply concerning, not only for the individuals involved, but also for the communities and institutions whose safety, stability, and confidence are undermined by criminal syndicates”.
“We distance ourselves unequivocally from any form of organised criminal activity. Crime and corruption are the enemies of development and democracy. They corrode the very values for which generations of South Africans sacrificed in the struggle for freedom. The ANC will not allow its name
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