{"id":92010,"date":"2025-10-25T13:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-party-denies-funding-claims-by-louis-liebenberg"},"modified":"2025-10-25T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T14:13:11","slug":"mk-party-denies-funding-claims-by-louis-liebenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mk-party-denies-funding-claims-by-louis-liebenberg","title":{"rendered":"MK Party Denies Funding Claims by Louis Liebenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has rejected claims that it is funded by alleged diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations were made by former Police Minister Bheki Cele during his appearance before Parliament&#8217;s Ad Hoc Committee investigating police corruption on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Cele told MPs that MK Party leader Jacob Zuma has ties to Liebenberg and has financially benefited from him.<\/p>\n<p>Liebenberg is currently behind bars, facing racketeering and fraud charges linked to an alleged R4 billion investment scam.<\/p>\n<p>MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndlela has dismissed the claims, saying the party has no connection to the alleged diamond dealer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cele&#8217;s allegations are entirely baseless and malicious. As a former Minister of Police, Mr. Cele had both the authority and the responsibility to act on any such information if it were true. His failure to do so exposes these claims as nothing more than reckless political posturing intended to mislead the public.&#8221;<\/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 Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party has rejected claims that it is funded by alleged diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg. The allegations were made by former Police Minister Bheki Cele during his appearance before Parliament&#8217;s Ad Hoc Committee investigating police corruption on Thursday. 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