SANDILE MOTHA
THE ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has taken a decision to force its deployees facing legal woes to step down and subject themselves to the party’s provincial Integrity Commission.
This move was announced at the provincial executive committee special meeting held on Friday which among other things was aimed at addressing the public backlash over the deployment of controversial politician and former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede to the provincial legislature.
Gumede is facing fraud and corruption allegations relating to a more than R350 million waste management tender.
At Friday’s media briefing, provincial secretary Mdumiseni Ntuli said the PEC had agreed that as a measure to salvage the party’s public image, Gumede together with former MEC for Economic Development and Tourism Mike Mabuyakhulu should be recused from exercising any responsibility both within the party and the state.
Mabuyakhulu is currently serving in the PEC as deputy chairperson.
“This decision was reached
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