ANC Limpopo treasurer Danny Msiza resigns after VBS saga
Msiza has ‘accepted’ a decision by the ANC’s national working committee that he must step aside until his name is cleared
Limpopo ANC treasurer Danny Msiza has stepped down from that position after he was embroiled in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal. In October, a forensic report compiled on behalf of the SA Reserve Bank into allegations at VBS by advocate Terry Motau and Werksmans Attorneys placed Msiza as a commission agent in Limpopo, which ensured that municipalities illegally deposited funds into VBS. The ANC in Limpopo on Wednesday confirmed that Msiza “accepted” a decision by the ANC’s national working committee that he must step aside until his name was cleared. Msiza launched a court challenge against the forensic report in October. He resigned from the position in a letter to ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule on Tuesday, but said his decision was not an admission of guilt. The ANC’s integrity commission previously recommended that Msiza and deputy chair in the Limpopo ANC, Florence Radzilani, “step aside” from all party activities until their names have been cleared. Radzilani, who is also mayo...
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