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Mpumalanga ANC chief whip arrested

Mpumalanga ANC chief whip arrested. Amersfoort police apprehended the ANC chief whip in connection with corruption relating to RDP houses on Tuesday, reports the Standerton Advertiser.
Obed Thulani Shabangu was taken into custody at his home in Amersfoort and will have a formal bail application on Thursday.
Communications officer Constable Thuli Zwane confirmed: “Mr Obed Thulani Shabangu, 41, was arrested at his home.”
Brig Augustine Mngomezulu said: “Mr Shabangu appeared in the Amersfoort Magistrate’s Court on 18 December and was remanded in custody.”
He will return to court on Thursday for a formal bail application.
Source: The Citizen