ActionSA calls on President Ramaphosa to suspend Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, following the Hawks’ confirmation that they have referred a docket to the NPA involving allegations of fraud and corruption against the Minister.
As reported by News24, the Hawks’ investigation into the Minister relates to a dodgy municipal tender worth R2.5 million, awarded to an accounting firm during her tenure as Municipal Manager of the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality.
Worryingly, Minister Ntshavheni joins a growing list of Ramaphosa’s confidants and Ministers under criminal investigation for fraud and corruption, highlighting a troubling pattern of the President’s failure to exercise due diligence when appointing individuals to critical positions within his government.
Eerily similar to the legal woes faced by the current Minister of Human Settlements and former Justice Minister, Thembi Simelane, Ntshavheni’s impending run-in with the NPA creates a clear conflict owing to her stewardship of the State Security Agency, necessitating that she be suspended.
ActionSA made a similar appeal to the President last year regarding Minister Simelane, which was ignored. This followed allegations that she had solicited a dodgy “loan” from a VBS-linked investment broker during her tenure as Mayor of Polokwane, placing her in a precarious position as the Minister of Justice.
As the Public Protector investigates ActionSA’s complaint against Minister Simelane, we will closely monitor developments around the NPA’s decision to prosecute Minister Ntshavheni to ensure that both Ministers are held accountable without fear or favour.
ActionSA believes that, as the custodian of South Africa’s intelligence services and apparatus, Minister Ntshavheni ought to be beyond reproach and given the allegations of mismanagement, fraud and corruption she faces, her continued role as the responsible Minister is simply untenable.
Minister Ntshavheni’s Impending Fraud Charges Corner Ramaphosa as Yet Another Minister Close to Him Falls Foul of the Law
ActionSA calls on President Ramaphosa to suspend Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, following the Hawks’ confirmation that they have referred a docket to the NPA involving allegations of fraud and corruption against the Minister.
As reported by News24, the Hawks’ investigation into the Minister relates to a dodgy municipal tender worth R2.5 million, awarded to an accounting firm during her tenure as Municipal Manager of the Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality.
Worryingly, Minister Ntshavheni joins a growing list of Ramaphosa’s confidants and Ministers under criminal investigation for fraud and corruption, highlighting a troubling pattern of the President’s failure to exercise due diligence when appointing individuals to critical positions within his government.
Eerily similar to the legal woes faced by the current Minister of Human Settlements and former Justice Minister, Thembi Simelane, Ntshavheni’s impending run-in with the NPA creates a clear conflict owing to her stewardship of the State Security Agency, necessitating that she be suspended.
ActionSA made a similar appeal to the President last year regarding Minister Simelane, which was ignored. This followed allegations that she had solicited a dodgy “loan” from a VBS-linked investment broker during her tenure as Mayor of Polokwane, placing her in a precarious position as the Minister of Justice.
As the Public Protector investigates ActionSA’s complaint against Minister Simelane, we will closely monitor developments around the NPA’s decision to prosecute Minister Ntshavheni to ensure that both Ministers are held accountable without fear or favour.
ActionSA believes that, as the custodian of South Africa’s intelligence services and apparatus, Minister Ntshavheni ought to be beyond reproach and given the allegations of mismanagement, fraud and corruption she faces, her continued role as the responsible Minister is simply untenable.