The ANC's Integrity Commission has summoned the party's Secretary-General, Ace MaGashule to an urgent meeting over a comment he made that he will never step aside over a mere allegation of corruption. He's been drawn into the P.P.E tender scandal after reports that two of his sons received contracts worth two-point three million for COVID-19 goods and services. Over the years there have been claims of corruption against him while he was the Free State Premier and ANC provincial Chairperson. The ANC is holding a Special National Executive Committee meeting this weekend to debate extensively and implement plans to fight corruption that has caused huge reputational damage to the party. Let’s listen to some of the comments coming from the leadership…..

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LINK: Yesterday President Cyril Ramaphosa was answering questions during a parliamentary Q&A session where he spoke about issues of corruption. He avoided answering the question on whether he believes that former Ethekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede should be a member of the Kwazulu- Natal Legislature. The question was asked - twice - by the Leader of the Official Opposition John Steenhuisen.

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LINK: EFF leader, Julius Malema, challenged the President to reveal his donors of the so-called CR17 campaign in the run up to the 2017 ANC elective conference. This is to established whether they are beneficiaries of the COVID-19 PPE tenders

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LINK: To help us look ahead to the upcoming NEC meeting and what it is we can expect, we are joined on the line by…

Guest: Samkele Maseko – SABC TV Journalist

Guest: Prof Kgothatso Shai - Head of the department of cultural and political studies at the University of Limpopo