The leader of Al Jama-ah, Ganief Hendricks, slammed the Democratic Alliance and accused the party of persecuting former mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, who was arrested.
Learn at Your Own Pace! Our Flexible Online Course allows you to fit copywriting skills development around your busy schedule. Enroll Now!after the sacking of former mayor Dr Mpho Phalatse. One year after Phalatse opened a fraud and corruption case against Gwamanda, Gwamanda wasHendricks said the alleged persecution was a malicious attempt to damage Gwamanda's reputation and an onus to remove him from his seat after he was sworn in as Johanneburg's mayor.
"It was not the DA that opened criminal fraud cases against him. It was the community he defrauded who were all black people." Gwamanda spoke out against those who opposed the r200 surcharge the City of Johannesburg imposed on its residents, and netizens did not take kindly to his criticism.Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.
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