DA lays corruption charges against Mashatile

JOHANNESBURG - The DA laid criminal charges against Deputy President Paul Mashatile, its leader John Steenhuisen said yesterday outside the Cape Town Central police station. Steenhuisen opened a case against Mashatile for alleged corruption and wrongdoing.

The DA leader is not the only one to make allegations against Mashatile. The ANC Veterans League wants all senior ANC leaders, including Mashatile, who are facing allegations of corruption, ‘misdeeds’and wrongdoing to appear before the party’s integrity commission. Several exposés have been written about Mashatile, alleging his son-in-law benefited from state tenders and that Mashatile has lived in houses allegedly bought with money made from tenders. “This follows several allegations of corruption levelled against him, which span a number of decades. These include an intricate web of nepotism and family patronage in which Mashatile is allegedly the ultimate beneficiary,” Steenhuisen said.

“The most recent scandal being the purchase of a Constantia mansion by Mashatile’s son-in-law at a cost of R28.9 million by his company, which still allegedly owes the Gauteng department of human settlements R7 million for the failed Alexandra housing project.

“The DA has also submitted a formal complaint to parliament’s joint committee on ethics and members’ interest for a breach of the code of conduct by Mashatile for failure to disclose registrable interests or for wilfully or negligently providing the registrar with incorrect or misleading details.’’