The noose is tightening around North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo as the security cluster steps in to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration against him and members of his executive. Although she did not name Mahumapelo, Minister in the Presidency Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Wednesday the security cluster would investigate allegations of corruption against "anyone and everyone" in North West. It is understood that allegations of corruption and maladministration were a key part of the presentations made to the ANC by various structures of the ANC-led alliance calling on Mahumapelo to step down. Mahumapelo has claimed that his initiative to root out historical corruption in the province has placed him in the firing line. Calls for him to resign were prominent in violent protests, mainly in the provincial capital, Mahikeng, in the past month. At the heart of these calls were allegations of corruption and state capture against him. On Wednesday, the National Edu...
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