Cape Town – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi dismissed AfriForum’s corruption allegations with a blunt response on X (formerly Twitter): “Try harder.”
Try harder! pic.twitter.com/Zjv3r8NuyP
— Panyaza Lesufi (@Lesufi) October 8, 2024
This came after the Afrikaner civil rights group implicated Lesufi in a cover-up involving corruption, money laundering, and fraud that allegedly cost the provincial government hundreds of millions of rands allocated to the Department of Social Development (DSD) for NGO support.
AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit claimed a whistle-blower had provided evidence, accusing Lesufi of allowing a law firm to absolve implicated officials instead of taking action.
Panyaza Lesufi geïmpliseer in beweerde toesmeer van korrupsie en dwarsboming van strafregtelike ondersoek.
Dis duidelik dat hy onbevoeg is en nie sy pos as premier van Gauteng waardig is nie. Lesufi moet waai. Eis sy afdanking hier: https://t.co/zbqcj8bT3i. pic.twitter.com/RclVCmuuK9
— AfriForum (@afriforum) October 8, 2024
“AfriForum’s private prosecution unit is now representing a whistleblower in this case and has been tasked with holding the implicated officials and their enablers, including politicians, criminally accountable for this theft, which has been ongoing for nearly a decade,” it said in a statement.
Despite these accusations, Lesufi has consistently denied any wrongdoing, saying on Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s podcast that there are efforts to tarnish his reputation, a common tactic against leaders in South Africa.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
