The ANC in the Eastern Cape wants Premier Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela to submit themselves to the provincial integrity committee after a scathing report by the public protector.
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane and public works MEC Babalo Madikizela will submit a new report to the ANC’s provincial integrity commission after the release of a damning report by the public protector.
Facing mounting calls to step down until he is cleared of the corruption allegations against him, Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane is digging in his heels, saying he never stole any money.
An investigation by the public pprotector found that Madikizela – who was then employed by the Eastern Cape provincial government – personally benefited to the amount of R350K.
Mandla Mandela has welcomed the public protector’s report that implicates two high-ranking Eastern Cape politicians who allegedly benefited from funds meant for his grandmother Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s memorial service. On Friday, public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released a report saying ANC provincial chair and premier Oscar Mabuyane and party treasurer and MEC for public works and infrastructure, Babalo Madikizela, are said to have improperly benefited from R1.