ANC leaders are billionaires who appear on Forbes magazine – Ezulweni lawyer

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has found itself trending on social media platforms yet again.

This comes as the court fight between them and Ezulweni Investments seems to have taken a new twist.

Ezulweni is accusing the ANC of not paying up after they provided catering services.

Ezulweni Investment lawyer Shafique Sarlie told 702, the money owed, and which has now ballooned to about R150 million with interest, legal fees and other charges is “chum change” for the ANC.

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But ANC general Fikile Mbalula has dismissed these allegations stating that the R102 million is a fraudulent claim and a heist against the ruling party.

Mbalula further went on the offensive divulging that Ezulweni had bribed some of its staff.

With the hornets next already stirred, Sarlie went on radio to set the record straight where he accused the ANC of being billionaires yet they did not want to pay up.

“They told the country they have the money. We are owed so much, I want to believe it, you surely don’t make a statement like that. This is chum change because in their own forensic report there’s the allegation that they spent in access of R1.2 billion on the 2019 elections. Inflation, etc, one expects that they have in their war chest for the coming elections I would imagine at least more than that.

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“If they don’t have it, their minders or leaders certainly do. Their leaders are on Forbes Magazine, they are billionaires, so surely R150 million is chum change,” said Sarlie.

the Gauteng High Court Sheriff paid a visit to Luthuli House in Johannesburg on Monday. This unexpected move by the Sheriff aimed to retrieve physical assets from the African National Congress (ANC), causing significant embarrassment for the ruling party as it gears up for the 2024 elections. However, despite their intentions, the Sheriff was barred from entering the premises.

Fortunately for the ANC, they were given a temporary respite after submitting legal documents to the Constitutional Court.

These papers were filed in response to the recent ruling from the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), which mandated the ANC to repay a substantial debt of R102 million to Ezulweni Investments.

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