ANC provincial leaders yesterday summoned the man at the heart of the Mandela Memorial scandal.
Buffalo City regional leader Pumlani Mkolo has been in hot water since late last year, when the Daily Dispatch first exposed the misuse of funds meant for former president Nelson Mandela’s memorial services.
About R6-million of municipal funds meant for services around Mandela’s death were allegedly used for other purposes.
Mkolo is currently before the East London Magistrate’s Court, accused alongside a number of ANC metro politicians including mayor Zukiswa Ncitha, council speaker Luleka Simon-Ndzele and mayoral committee member Sindiswa Gomba.
Yesterday’s meeting was not the first time Mkolo had appeared before the ANC leadership to answer on the Mandela memorial fraud charges.
In December ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe confirmed to the Dispatch that all the implicated leaders had already appeared before the party’s integrity commission and any decisive action would be taken after the party had received a report from the commission.
ANC provincial secretary Oscar Mabuyane confirmed last week that the party’s provincial executive committee had arranged a meeting with Mkolo.
But yesterday Mabuyane refused to comment on the matter. — siphem@dispatch.co.za
ANC summons Mkolo over funds
Buffalo City regional leader Pumlani Mkolo has been in hot water since late last year, when the Daily Dispatch first exposed the misuse of funds meant for former president Nelson Mandela’s memorial services.
About R6-million of municipal funds meant for services around Mandela’s death were allegedly used for other purposes.
Mkolo is currently before the East London Magistrate’s Court, accused alongside a number of ANC metro politicians including mayor Zukiswa Ncitha, council speaker Luleka Simon-Ndzele and mayoral committee member Sindiswa Gomba.
Yesterday’s meeting was not the first time Mkolo had appeared before the ANC leadership to answer on the Mandela memorial fraud charges.
In December ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe confirmed to the Dispatch that all the implicated leaders had already appeared before the party’s integrity commission and any decisive action would be taken after the party had received a report from the commission.
ANC provincial secretary Oscar Mabuyane confirmed last week that the party’s provincial executive committee had arranged a meeting with Mkolo.
But yesterday Mabuyane refused to comment on the matter. — siphem@dispatch.co.za
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