ANC upholds suspension of Mandla Msibi

Mandla Msibi

Cape Town — The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga  has upheld its suspension of Mandla Msibi following a provincial executive committee (PEC) meeting this week.

Msibi was the party’s provincial treasurer and former MEC for cooperative governance and traditional affairs. He was handed a three-year suspension after he was linked to a botched mission to convince ANC members to boycott the party’s January 8 event that was held at the Mbombela Stadium, The Citizen reported.

He had appealed the ruling and the matter was heard earlier this month but the party’s leadership upheld the suspension.

“The ANC in Mpumalanga convened a special PEC meeting to consider several political issues which included the filling of vacancies for executive mayors, the upcoming by-elections and to receive a report on the status of the disciplinary proceedings against the former provincial treasurer,” ANC spokesperson, Sasekani Manzini, said.

“The meeting also received a report on the disciplinary proceedings against the former provincial treasurer, who was suspended by the provincial disciplinary committee [PDC] on 9 April, but appealed the verdict with the national disciplinary committee [NDC] on 12 April,” he added.

He said two of the three years were suspended, meaning he was only suspended for one year. The verdict now implicates his status as a member of the provincial legislature and treasurer of the province.

Msibi was replaced in the provincial legislature by Cosatu’s provincial chair, Life Monina, and Sibongile Makushe was chosen to replace Msibi as the acting ANC provincial treasurer.

Msibi did not respond to requests to comment on the matter. Independent analyst Goodenough Mashego said Msibi’s dismissal would not benefit the party in the province.

“I don’t think upholding that earlier decision to suspend Msibi is going to benefit the ANC as this sounds more like a purge than a way to discipline a member of the party. I see him bouncing back in 2026,” Mashego said.

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