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.
It has been two years since allegations first surfaced that premier Oscar Mabuyane, MEC Babalo Madikizela and the ANC improperly benefited from money siphoned from the Mbizana municipality.
Eastern Cape public works MEC Babalo Madikizela has denied allegations that he benefited to the tune of the R350,000 from money meant for the memorial service of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Opposition parties in the Eastern Cape are calling for the removal of premier Oscar Mabuyane, following a damning report by the public protector stating that public funds were used to renovate his East London home. The EFF and the DA want Mabuyane out of office. On Friday, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released a report on her team’s investigation into how money meant to be used for the transportation of people to a memorial service for the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018 was s.
It was the desire to create a better “flow” into the living areas that sparked a R450,000 renovation project at Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane’s home in East London, paid for with money siphoned from the Mbizana municipality.