The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) is expected to act against its president, Sisisi Tolashe, amid pressure from the ANC NEC following an Integrity Commission report.
The ANCWL is meeting in Boksburg to deliberate on the commission’s findings, which found Tolashe guilty of misconduct in public office.
Speaking at a media briefing on Saturday, ANCWL secretary-general Nokuthula Nqaba said no decision had yet been made regarding instructions from the ANC.
She said the league was still discussing the way forward and confirmed that it had met with Tolashe before its NEC meeting.
Nqaba also clarified that Tolashe had shown no intention of resigning or stepping down.
“We then realised that there was already a process unfolding, initiated by the ANC Integrity Commission.
“We then took a decision that we might as well wait for that process, because as the ANC Women’s League, our argument was that we are not dealing with the president per se, but with a member of the organisation,” Nqaba said.
“It was within that understanding that we allowed her to be subjected to the Integrity Commission process.”
Tolashe was removed as Minister of Social Development amid allegations that two luxury SUVs donated to the ANCWL by Chinese officials were registered in the names of her adult children.
The ANC has since instructed her to resign as an MP and as ANCWL president.
Nqaba said the league accepted the Integrity Commission’s findings.
“We don’t doubt her as a member of the organisation, but as she said earlier, honour rests with us as individuals. It is about individual conscience and the integrity of the organisation.
“We will await the actions of the president in terms of the decisions flowing from the ANC report to the Women’s League,” she said.
Meanwhile, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the party would give the league space to discuss the matter and reach a conclusion.
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Tolashe was removed as Minister of Social Development amid allegations that two luxury SUVs donated to the ANCWL by Chinese officials were registered in the names of her adult children.
The ANC has since instructed her to resign as an MP and as ANCWL president.
Nqaba said the league accepted the Integrity Commission’s findings.
“We don’t doubt her as a member of the organisation, but as she said earlier, honour rests with us as individuals. It is about individual conscience and the integrity of the organisation.
“We will await the actions of the president in terms of the decisions flowing from the ANC report to the Women’s League,” she said.
Meanwhile, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the party would give the league space to discuss the matter and reach a conclusion.
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