The investigation into Western Cape DA leader, Bonginkosi Madikizela, has ground to a halt after the resignation of two people involved in the probe. Madikizela‚ who is also the housing MEC‚ is facing an inquiry by the Western Cape legislature conduct committee in relation to his failure to declare a R3‚000 birthday cake bought for him by a friend who does business with his department. However, after the resignation of committee chairman, Lennit Max, and the registrar of members’ interests‚ Romeo Maasdorp‚ a meeting of the committee on Friday has been scrapped. Said ANC chief whip, Pierre Uys: "The reason they gave me was that there is no registrar [and] there is a resignation of the chairperson." He had also been told that some committee members would be away for training. The legislature is hiring a new registrar but the process is likely to be derailed after Uys wrote to speaker Sharna Fernandez demanding to be included in the recruitment process. "From the beginning of your proc...
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