ANC fires Luthuli House employee after appearing in court for ‘heinous crimes’
The ANC has fired a Luthuli House employee, Errol Velile Present, who was arrested and appeared in court on allegations of a number of "heinous crimes". The ANC did not say whether it was Present who was arrested in connection with a cash-in-transit heist. The party did not name the crimes Present was accused of committing, nor whether they were in connection with a cash-in-transit heist referred to by Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba earlier on Wednesday. Mashaba said he had been informed of the arrest of four cash-in transit heist suspects, among them an individual believed to be an employee at Luthuli House, the ANC’s national headquarters. "The suspects were allegedly involved in a cash-in transit heist in Dobsonville, Soweto, which led to a manhunt being launched," Mashaba said. He said some of the suspects were arrested on July 6 while the remainder were apprehended in the early hours of July 7. He said the raid was conducted by a joint operation of the Johannesburg metro pol...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.