ANC veterans, including Yengeni, to be disciplined

By Simon Nare

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has read party members the riot act for publicly criticising the organisation and its leaders in the public and on social media.

Addressing journalists on the state of readiness for the January 8 celebrations at Khayelitsha in Cape Town, Mbalula said this tendency would no longer be tolerated, and the party would make an example out of ANC veteran Tony Yengeni for his statements on social media.

Also, to be charged, would be another veteran and former deputy minister Obed Bapela, for violating the party’s policies by visiting Morocco and partaking in activities in the country.

Mbalula described Yengeni as ill-disciplined and a political Casanova whom he said always publicly liked and supported former president Jacob Zuma’s MK Party. He recently accused the ANC of being detached from the masses.

Mbalula said there were many other members who went on social media when