ANC reinstates alleged VBS looters Msiza, Radzilani
The African National Congress (ANC) has confirmed that its national executive committee (NEC) has decided to reinstate two top Limpopo party officials implicated in the looting of VBS Mutual Bank.
ANC Limpopo treasurer Danny Msiza and former Vhembe municipality mayor Florence Radzilani were fingered in the Great Bank Heist report by advocate Terry Motau.
The pair stepped down from their positions in 2018 following the release of the report.
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said on Wednesday that the NEC decided to reinstate Msiza and Radzilani due to a lack of criminal charges against them.
"You can't charge people because of allegations, and therefore that is why we said after almost two years these comrades must come back.
"But we are sensitive to the fact that during this VBS issue, a lot of people died and we are actually calling upon the law enforcement agencies to swiftly act against the perpetrators who might have participated in the killing of people in that area.”
Magashule addressed a media briefing on the party’s NEC meeting at Luthuli House in Johannesburg.
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