{"id":90918,"date":"2025-10-03T12:53:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-distances-itself-from-brown-mogotsis-membership"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:40:42","slug":"anc-distances-itself-from-brown-mogotsis-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-distances-itself-from-brown-mogotsis-membership","title":{"rendered":"ANC Distances Itself from Brown Mogotsi&#8217;s Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The African National Congress (ANC) has now confirmed that controversial North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi, is no longer a member of the party.<\/p>\n<p>The party said that Mogotsi\u2019s membership had lapsed.<\/p>\n<p>Mogotsi has been making headlines following allegations that he acts as a middleman between the underworld and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.<\/p>\n<p>The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry heard this week that Mogotsi was involved in funding the minister and some ANC programmes.<\/p>\n<p>In September, EWN revealed the criminal history of Mogotsi, who stands accused of interfering in police investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Mogotsi has multiple cases registered against him, including assault, theft, and fraud, dating back as far as 1997.<\/p>\n<p>At the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, WhatsApp messages were presented suggesting that Mogotsi facilitated favours for alleged crime boss, Vusimuzi &#8220;Cat&#8221; Matlala, through an individual believed to be Mchunu.<\/p>\n<p>Mchunu initially claimed he did not know Mogotsi, but later admitted the businessman was an ANC comrade.<\/p>\n<p>The ANC, however, distances itself from Mogotsi and has confirmed that his membership had expired.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The African National Congress (ANC) has now confirmed that controversial North West businessman, Brown Mogotsi, is no longer a member of the party. The party said that Mogotsi\u2019s membership had lapsed. Mogotsi has been making headlines following allegations that he acts as a middleman between the underworld and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. 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