JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has denied staying at a luxury Bryanston home reportedly bankrolled by the company of the wife of former National Lotteries Commission chief operating officer Philemon Letwaba._GroundUp _reported on Tuesday that Letwaba's wife, Rebotile Malomane, had made the claim in an affidavit filed as part of a bid to overturn a preservation order on the house.
During an interview on Wednesday with 702's Clement Manyathela, Mbalula was hesitant to comment when questioned on the report. “I prefer to deal with it at a personal and private level through my legal representative, including the claims that are made in affidavits and so on. Because the SIU [Special Investigating Unit] must follow the money, where it went to, and the people who owed money must answer for that particular matter. If I have to answer on my part, I’m ready.”And while the report cites sources who said Mbalula lived at the property briefly and hosted his 45th birthday there, he denied this.
“I don't stay in that property; I've never stayed there. I’ve told this gentleman. And then he says security guards in my street have seen me stay there. And then he’s got audacity. I challenged him and there are answers I gave him. I said as a matter of fact I’ve never stayed there,” Mbalula added.
Source: Loan Digest (loandigest.net)
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