Justice Minister tied to VBS scandal to testify before Parliament on looting allegations

President Cyril Ramaphosa has also demanded answers from Simelane on her gains from the collapsed bank.

Published 3h agoJustice Minister Thembi Simelane is set to appear before the Justice Portfolio Committee in Parliament this week regarding her alleged involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal.

This was fuelled by media reports that the former mayor of Polokwane took a R575,600 load from the bank to purchase a coffee shop in Sandton, Johannesburg. He said the allegations were damaging to the image that South Africa was trying to portray as a country ridding itself of any form of corruption. Meanwhile, Simelane will appear before the African National Congress integrity commission in response to claims of questionable activities in the VBS scandal.

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