Former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane, who was arrested in connection with the Vrede dairy fraud and released on R10 000 bail, is going to appear before the African National Congress (ANC) Integrity Commission.
Zwane, an ANC MP and chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on transport, has formally informed his party of his predicament.
“We have been informed by the MP that he was arrested and charged,” said the office of the ANC chief Whip Pemmy Majodina.
Zwane appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
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Majodina’s office said it “notes that there are organisational processes that will unfold and has agreed with Cde Zwane that he will present himself to the ANC integrity Commission and communicate with the office of the Treasurer General in order to voluntarily follow the ANC step-aside procedure…”
The office of the ANC chief whip added: “As the ANC Caucus, we will continue to monitor the situation and will not comment further on the charges against Cde Zwane as we want to allow the law to take its course”.
