West Rand ANC rebuffs third claim of Molefe as a branch member
More confusion over process of installing former Eskom CEO as an MP
The ANC West Rand region has denied that its Bazooka Mpetsheni branch will hold a press briefing to claim former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe as its member. This follows the release of a media invitation allegedly from the branch claiming that it would "set the record straight on the misleading information that has been spread by some who claim to be the leadership of our branch when they’re not". "The ANC in ward 32 maintains that comrade Brian Molefe is our member in good standing and we are prepared to back this up with evidence," it said in the advisory. ANC West Rand spokesman Refentse Mangope said the regional leadership had spoken to the branch on Tuesday evening. "We have received a report from the branch that they were not the ones who issued the statement," he told Business Day. "I think it is people trying to tarnish the image of the branch." Earlier on Tuesday, the ANC in ward 29 in Hartbeesport Dam claimed Molefe as a member and the party in Tshwane claimed he was a member of...
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