Marcus Moloko
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has distanced the party from rogue elements within its ranks, declaring that corrupt members “stand alone.”
Speaking after the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting, Mbalula told reporters that the ANC was in the middle of a renewal process and would not shield those implicated in wrongdoing.
“No one in the ANC has a mandate to be corrupt. Any member caught in corruption stands alone,” he said.
However, the party’s recent attempt to disassociate itself from businessman Brown Mogotsi has raised questions about internal consistency, timing, and the ANC’s broader credibility crisis.
Indeed, Mbalula conceded that Mogotsi had once been an ANC member but insisted that his membership had since expired.
“Let me explain, Brown Mogotsi,” Mbalula said.
“Mogotsi was a member of the ANC. He did not occupy any significant role in the ANC, except being a member. His membership expired.”
His remarks
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