Struggle stalwart Mavuso Msimang resigns citing ‘corruption’ while Mbalula slams the ANCVL for ‘decampaigning’ the party

Johnathan Paoli

Struggle stalwart and former ANC Veterans’ League deputy president Dr Mavuso Msimang has resigned with immediate effect, after more than 60 years of service, citing the long-standing and endemic corruption that has plagued the party.

Msimang released a three-page resignation letter on Wednesday, in which he berated the effects of corruption within the party on the governance of the country and the continued challenges faced by a vast majority of the people who remained poor.

Msimang questioned incidents of children drowning in pit latrines, raw sewage flowing into rivers, over a hundred people dying in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, people perishing while waiting for ambulances and businesses failing while ANC leaders publicly proclaim ownership of obscenely wealthy homesteads and other possessions, and sending their children to the best schools.

He said the dramatic decline in the organisation’s popularity was attributable to widely held perceptions that its members and