Mahumapelo suspended over defiance

Former ANC North West premier Supra Mahumapelo, pictured, has been temporarily suspended by the party’s interim provincial committee (IPC) coordinator, Hlomani Chauke.

The suspension was linked to Mahumapelo publicly telling JB Marks municipality mayor Kgotso Khumalo not to resign on 22 March, despite the mayor having been arrested in 2020 and still facing criminal charges.

Mahumapelo was given a letter informing him disciplinary procedures would follow and that he faced misconduct charges within 30 days.

The Citizen contacted the province’s IPC, but no comment had been received by the time of going to press.

Chauke wrote that Mahumapelo’s actions were contrary to a resolution of the ANC IPC North West taken on 26 January, “as guided by the ANC NEC [national executive committee] resolution dealing with the step aside of comrades arrested, charged and having appeared in court for fraud and corruption”.

Mahumapelo allegedly also failed to respond to queries about his conduct put to him by the IPC.

In August 2018, the ANC removed Mahumapelo as its chair in the province and disbanded his provincial executive committee.

The ANC’s NEC recently adopted guidelines on implementing the resolutions of the governing party’s 2017 national conference related to members and leaders facing criminal charges or serious allegations of wrongdoing.

The guidelines could see ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and others facing criminal charges asked to vacate their positions.

At the ANC NEC, party president Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that members facing criminal charges before a court of law must step aside from their positions and present themselves to the party’s integrity commission.

Guidelines on implementing resolutions of 2017 national conference could see ANC secretary-general and others asked to vacate positions.