Riyaz Patel
Politicians, including a minister and a deputy minister, were reportedly paid millions for their role in President’s Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2017 ANC presidential campaign, the Sunday Independent reported.
The newspaper said it had seen the campaign’s bank records as well as emails and financial statements which identify the beneficiaries of the R1bn campaign fund.
Small Business Development Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni was, according to the newspaper, paid R5m for her role in the campaign through a company called Phore Farms Pty Ltd. Ntshavheni was the managing director Phore Farms at the time.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya was reportedly paid R2.3m; ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) member Enoch Godongwana was reportedly paid R400 000; while former Free State MEC Mxolisa Dukwana was reportedly paid R600 000, the Sunday Independent report added.
Some of the funders of the CR17 campaign, according to the report, included eNCA director and owner of Hosken Consolidated
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