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The ANC integrity commission faces backlash over allegations of factional targeting in Limpopo. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ANC integrity commission faces backlash over allegations of factional targeting in Limpopo

Claims have been made that the commission is being used to sideline political rivals by reviving allegations linked to the VBS Mutual Bank scandal

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Fomer Justice Minister Thembi Simelane. (Photo by Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

ANC NEC to discuss strengthening step-aside guidelines, empowering integrity commission

Veterans league president Snuki Zikalala said if members ‘stepped on the toes’ of the integrity commission, there must be immediate consequences

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read
Standing firm: Limpopo premier Phophi Ramathuba won’t remove an MEC linked to the bank scandal and won’t walk back her comment about Zimbabweans receiving healthcare in South Africa. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo

Limpopo premier won’t act on MEC over bank heist

The Limpopo premier wants a clampdown on the flow of illegal immigrants into the province

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Not in the pipeline: Many people living in Limpopo’s Vhembe district have no council-supplied water. Photo: Lunga Mzangwe

Life in VBS land: residents of the Vhembe District face long daily walks – and risk attacks by crocodiles –  in their struggle for water

Residents blame councils, not the national and provincial government, for their plight

  • Eyaaz
9 min read
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula says if the party illegally received any money from VBS Mutual Bank it will be paid back. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

Fikile Mbalula: ANC will pay back any money if it received unlawfully from VBS

The secretary general also took a swipe at Jacob Zuma says the uMkhonto weSizwe party is a ‘friends of Zuma’ party This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Eyaaz
1 min read
Former VBS Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi’s leaked affidavit alleged the involvement of a number of people in the looting of the bank, including EFF leader Julius Malema and deputy president Floyd Shivambu. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

VBS victim: EFF wants stolen land returned but won’t pay back our looted life savings

Victims say ANC is “afraid” to act against implicated MEC Florence Radzilani

  • Eyaaz
9 min read
Phophi Ramathuba looks set to become the Limpopo premier. (Photo by Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images via Getty Images).

ANC in Limpopo under pressure to choose premier candidates

The province is expected to have a woman premier for the first time This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Eyaaz
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