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Members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) parliamentary caucus have called on party president Jacob Zuma to order a forensic investigation into over R70 million allegedly siphoned from parliamentary funds.
According to the Mail & Guardian, caucus members met last week and resolved to write to Zuma and Deputy President Tony Yengeni, citing funds that reportedly remain unaccounted for since MK entered Parliament in 2024.
Parliament allocates about R6.3 million monthly to MK to establish constituency offices for its 58 MPs and five NCOP members. However, insiders claim no visible offices exist and allege the money may have been spent on inflated salaries, travel, accommodation, and security contracts. A senior MK source told the Mail & Guardian:
“Every MP must have a constituency office since 2024, we haven’t had any. This is taxpayers’ money; the public has a right to demand accountability.”
Chief of staff Vanessa Carlvet, suspended in July, denies knowledge of the missing funds and claims she was targeted for resisting a R180,000-a-month service deal linked to Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele’s husband. MK spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela stated that the party has passed audits and dismissed the claims as unsubstantiated.
Caucus members are urging Zuma to authorise a forensic audit to trace the flow of funds amid deepening factional battles within the party.
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