Fikile Mbalula denies UIF bribe claims, opens crimen injuria case against businessman

ANC secretary-general (SG) Fikile Mbalula says he can't allow his name to be associated with corruption, so he felt compelled to open a crimen injuria case against businessman Mthunzi Mdwaba over comments he had made. 

In an interview on Newzroom Afrika, Mdwaba alleged that several ANC officials, including Mbalula, Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, had demanded a R500-million share of a UIF employment scheme that his company, Thuja Capital Funds, was expected to roll out.

Mdwaba, who previously chaired Productivity SA, made the news recently when Nxesi halted and scrutinised the R5-billion job scheme that would have benefitted the company. The scheme would have given Thuja Capital funds to acquire stakes in companies and pressure them to hire more employees.