Some opposition parties in the Free State province are calling on Premier Ms MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae and the African National Congress (ANC) to take action against MEC for Public Works and Infrastructure Ms Dibolelo Mance following allegations of squandering public money.
Mance is facing allegation of spending R100 000 of taxpayers money on a trip to Cape Town, where she also paid for three other people who were with her. It is alleged that she spent over R30 000 on flights and over R34 000 on accommodation.
Responding to The Business Weekly, the Office of the Premier said, Premier Letsoha-Mathae does not tolerate any form of malfeasance, corruption or wrongdoing, and will undertake to understand the veracity of the reports through internal engagements and soliciting of reports related to the matter.
The Spokesperson to MEC Dibolelo Mance, Paul Matlanyane had not yet responded to our inquiry by the time of publishing.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Free State have since slammed Mance for the alleged embezzlement of funds and accused her of being party to other corrupt activities in the province.
“The EFF condemned her harshly when she was wearing ANC regalia in her official capacity as a member of the executive using government branding for her campaigning purposes in Thabo Mofutsanyane.
There is a dark cloud around MEC Mahlatsi (Mance) because she is also embroiled in licentious appointment scandals. She was in the thick of things in an irregular appointment of the Director of Youth at the Department of Social Development. The Department has been ordered to pay a sum of around R3 million,” said the Chairperson of the EFF in the Free State CMSR Maphuele Liphoko.
The EFF has since said they are going to follow up on what they call ‘blatant corruption and lawlessness’ from the ANC administration and ensure that the MEC is held accountable by law enforcement agencies.