The ANC has announced that veteran Mavuso Msimang has resigned, as the party has agreed to exclude from the 2024 parliamentary lists members who have been implicated in State Capture and have not been cleared by the Integrity Committee.
Mavuso Msimang withdraws his resignation after the ANC agrees to exclude leaders involved in state capture.
The ANC has stated that Mavuso Msimang will continue to serve the party following a meeting facilitated by the Veterans League on Tuesday, December 12.
The governing party also stated in a statement issued on Thursday that its Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, regrets remarks he made.
In this regard, we are pleased that Comrade Msimang has agreed to withdraw his resignation and will continue to speak out against any wrongdoing affecting society’s interests.
“The ANC will continue to seek the wise counsel of the ANC elders in whose footsteps we walk.” “The SG regrets making comments that questioned Cde Msimang’s integrity, implying that he was vulnerable to accepting a bribe from a newly established political formation, or, for that matter, any other source,” party spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said.
The ANC has also promised to deal with disgruntled members, including those involved in state capture, as soon as possible.
In this regard, we are pleased that Comrade Msimang has agreed to withdraw his resignation and will continue to speak out against any wrongdoing affecting society’s interests.
“The ANC will continue to seek the wise counsel of the ANC elders in whose footsteps we walk.” “The SG regrets making comments that questioned Cde Msimang’s integrity, implying that he was vulnerable to accepting a bribe from a newly established political formation, or, for that matter, any other source,” party spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said.
The ANC has also promised to deal with disgruntled members, including those involved in state capture, as soon as possible.
In responding to the concerns of ANC members, and indeed all South Africans, the ANC leadership will act quickly to address unethical behavior and ill-discipline among members, including party leaders.
“We are adamant that only members with impeccable reputations will be included on our list of candidates for Parliament and Provincial Legislatures.” This means that those named in the Zondo Commission’s report will not be included in our lists if their names have not been cleared by the ANC Integrity Commission, according to the statement.
Mbalula said last week that the veterans were campaigning against the party rather than discussing their concerns with the ANC’s leadership.
Msimang then sent his resignation letter to ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula and his assistant last week, and it was leaked on ANC WhatsApp groups within hours.
Msimang raised a slew of issues in his letter that the party had failed to address. This includes the party allowing members involved in State Capture to run for seats in Parliament and provincial legislatures in the upcoming elections.
Mbalula then accused Msimang of submitting his resignation through the media and predicted that the former Veterans’ League deputy president would join outgoing FirstRand CEO Roger Jardine’s new party, Change Starts Now.
Msimang then responded with a video. Msimang denied joining Change Starts Now, but said Jardine had consulted him before forming the party.
“First and foremost, I have not joined any party, and it is insulting to suggest that I accepted a bribe,” he responded. Mbalula’s other deliberate lie is that I announced my resignation from the ANC through the media. He is well aware that I sent an email to himself and his PA, exclusively at Luthuli House, around 3.50pm on December 6.
Only when [the] media contacted me did I respond to confirm the veracity of this… letter. I needed to control the narrative surrounding my resignation. It’s a shame that the ANC has someone like Mbalula as its secretary-general. It’s embarrassing.”
At the time of publication, attempts to obtain an immediate response from Msimang were unsuccessful.
