Overview
- ActionSA escalated the matter Wednesday by opening a corruption case at Cape Town Central Police Station and filing complaints with the Public Protector and Parliament’s ethics committee.
- The filings stem from claims that Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe failed to declare two BAIC X55 SUVs worth about R1 million each.
- ActionSA alleges the vehicles came from Chinese officials as gifts, while Tolashe told Parliament she donated them to the ANC Women’s League.
- The ANC and the ANC Women’s League deny receiving the cars, prompting questions about whether the minister misled Parliament or gained personally.
- Investigators will assess possible breaches of the Executive Members’ Ethics Act and disclosure rules, which require officials to report high-value gifts to guard against undue foreign influence.