Overview
- ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula told reporters he will seek a report from Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe and consult the president after questions over two donated SUVs.
- The SUVs were BAIC vehicles given to the ANC Women’s League that Tolashe did not declare to Parliament and registered in her children’s names, which she says was to prevent seizure of league assets.
- ActionSA opened a criminal case, alleged one SUV was already sold, and urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Tolashe.
- Tolashe told the ANC integrity commission she gained no personal benefit, while the Women’s League said it did not know about the donations.
- South Africa’s ethics rules require ministers and MPs to declare gifts, so failing to register or disclose such vehicles can trigger party investigations and legal complaints.