ANC says fired criminal was ‘a volunteer’ and using the party as a hideout
Fikile Mbalula says Errol Velile Present, who is implicated in three cash-in-transit heists, has been shown the door and the ANC will now ‘keep its employees in check’
The ANC was forewarned about a Luthuli House employee and party member who was recently arrested for alleged involvement in cash-in-transit heists.This was revealed by ANC elections head Fikile Mbalula on the sidelines of the ANC KwaZulu-Natal conference in Durban on Friday."We just thought that … he is a young person and [gave his] own explanation that he was not involved in any criminal activities‚" he said.Errol Velile Present was fired by the ANC on Wednesday. Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Thursday that Present had been linked to three heists.Mbalula said Present was trying to use the party as a hideout. "When you are caught‚ the first thing you do is show the police the card of the ANC and say you are an employee of the organisation‚" he said.But Mbalula denied that Present was an employee of the ANC — describing him rather as a volunteer who was paid a stipend. "The ANC is very clear‚ we can not harbour criminals in our ranks. That is why we have shown him the door."He sa...
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