ANC Integrity Commission: No word on Ace, MKMVA chief’s hearing postponed
MKMVA president Kebby Maphatsoe said “I was ready to respond. I kept on logging in and they told me they were rescheduling for a meeting.”
The African National Congress (ANC) integrity commission on Saturday rescheduled its meeting with uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) president Kebby Maphatsoe.
ANC secretary general Ace Magashule was also scheduled to appear before the party’s integrity commission, but there’s no word yet about that exchange.
Magasule’s been charged with 21 counts of fraud, graft, and money laundering relating to an asbestos tender whilst he was Free State premier, while Maphatsoe was hauled before the ANC’s integrity commission over comments made regarding the state capture commission of inquiry, while
MKMVA ‘warns’ Zondo
Following its November national executive committee meeting, the MKMVA warned the chair of the state capture inquiry Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo against going after former President Jacob Zuma.
This after Zondo requested the commission’s secretary to lay a criminal complaint against Zuma after the former president stormed out of the hearings without Zondo’s permission. Zuma and his legal team had failed in their bid to have zondo recuse himself from proceedings.
Mapahtsoe questioned being called to account for the MKMVA’s views, saying there was nothing wrong with giving out advice.
Meanwhile, there’s still no word about what is being discussed between the integrity commission with corruption-accused Magashule.
The former Free State Premier appeared before the body earlier on Saturday in relation to his graft case.
ZZ topped up
Meanwhile, Deputy State Security Minister Zizi Kodwa says he appeared before the ANC’s integrity commission over payments he received from EOH executive Jehan Mackay to the tune of R300,000.
Kodwa said he told the party’s integrity commission that the ‘suspicious payments’ he had received from Mackay during his time as ANC national spokesperson were a matter of financial assistance between friends.
The payments to Kodwa were revealed as part of startling “money flows” evidence before the state capture commission of inquiry late in November.
Kodwa said he decided to approach the ANC’s integrity commission, chaired by party veteran George Mashamba, after he failed in his attempts to appear before the Zondo commission to outline his version of events.
Mashamba told Business day that they “understood” Kodwa’s explanations for the controversial payments.
