Riyaz Patel
The DA’s Finance Committee says its investigation into their party’s leader has found no “financial illegality on behalf of Mr Maimane as it pertains to both the house and the car.”
The party’s finance committee said it initiated an investigation at Maimane’s request after he was accused of having insisted on using a Steinhoff-sponsored car, via its Hertz subsidiary, even after the company’s fraud scandal was exposed.
There were also claims that he wasn’t paying a market-related lease for the house he currently stays in.
“I formally met with Mr Maimane on Monday 30 September and Friday 4 October. In said meeting, Mr Maimane produced the relevant facts required – supported by documentation,” said Federal Finance Chairperson Dion George.
As it relates to the vehicle, he said, Maimane did enjoy the use of a Toyota Fortuner in the Western Cape, donated to the party by Steinhoff via
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