Why ANC NEC ducked Mashatile's ethics report

The report revealed that Mashatile successfully explained to the IC that with regards to Mbatha and Nkosi, he had long cut ties with them.

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Those who had sight of the report said he also told the IC that he had also distanced himself from Sodi because of pending matters.

Sodi is in court in Bloemfontein, where he is charged with corruption alongside former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule over the R255-million asbestos roofs audit tender in the Free State.

Mashatile also explained that his residing at the family homes in Waterfall and Cape Town was ordinary for anyone with a family.

It is in this regard that the IC apparently said he must be careful staying in houses owned by family members who might attract unnecessary attention for him and, by extension, the ANC, especially now that he is in government.

"The report of the integrity commission essentially boiled down to the houses, and it says that the DP (Mashatile) should not stay in houses of people who have questionable characters because it reflects on him," said a leader with intimate knowledge of the IC report.