The Citizen reports that questions have been raised about whether the ANC has employed double standards when dealing with transgressions committed by the party’s members or employees.  

This after the governing party issued a statement on Wednesday saying it had fired a staffer at its headquarters on allegations of being involved in a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist.  By contrast, Mduduzi Manana, who has had numerous run-ins with the law and even been found guilty of assault, remains a member of the party.  Manana’s former domestic worker opened an assault case against the ANC MP in May, but she later dropped the charges.  The Luthuli House staffer, named Errol Velile Present, was served with a letter of summary dismissal from the ANC’s employ on Wednesday following his arrest and court appearance on allegations of involvement in a a CIT heist.  ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said the two matters were different, with Present’s case being one of an employer-employee relationship informed by the organisation’s personnel policies, while Manana was an elected member of the organisation.  Mabe said that members, when accused of misconduct, were afforded the opportunity in accordance with the rule 25 of the party’s constitution to make written representations regarding the possible termination or suspension of membership.  Present would be afforded that right as well.

• Read this report by Makhosandile Zulu in full at The Citizen

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