Mashatile allegations may influence public trust in govt

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Mashatile has until Thursday to answer to parliament’s ethics committee on the corruption allegations against him.

Allegations of wrongdoing have cast a shadow over Deputy PresidentThe allegations, coupled with his alleged associations with figures embroiled in corruption scandals, have thrust Mashatile into the spotlight.

It also formally lodged criminal charges against him in February. On Thursday, DA chief whip Siviwe Gwarube requested that Mashatile respond to the allegations in parliament. “Members of the public who are not ANC may lose all confidence in the ANC being an instrument to eradicate corruption. “The deputy president is the second-most powerful position in the state and he is also a high-ranking figure within the ANC. That also may dent ANC’s fortunes going into these elections,” said political analyst Thobani Zikalala.

 

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