{"id":92790,"date":"2025-11-12T18:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-allows-mchunu-to-step-back-amid-matlala-claims"},"modified":"2025-11-12T18:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:26:28","slug":"anc-allows-mchunu-to-step-back-amid-matlala-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/anc-allows-mchunu-to-step-back-amid-matlala-claims","title":{"rendered":"ANC Allows Mchunu to Step Back Amid Matlala Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The African National Congress (ANC) has granted its senior member Senzo Mchunu\u2019s request to step away from his party duties following allegations linking him to suspected criminal Vusimuzi &#8220;Cat&#8221; Matlala.<\/p>\n<p>ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula announced at a media briefing on Tuesday that Mchunu will temporarily step away from his duties on the party\u2019s national executive committee (NEC).<\/p>\n<p>Mchunu had initially asked to be excused from his NEC duties while he dealt with the allegations, but his request was declined by the party.<\/p>\n<p>Mbalula has confirmed that the party has now decided to grant Mchunu\u2019s request to step back from his party responsibilities, at least for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is practically impossible not to agree to that request. 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