ActionSA places Abel Tau under precautionary suspension

21 October 2022    

ActionSA’s Senate met on Wednesday evening to address a number of matters including those relating to discipline of party members.

At this meeting the Senate considered a proposal to place MMC of Human Settlements in the City of Tshwane, Cllr Abel Tau, under precautionary suspension pending the outcome of a disciplinary process.

While such a disciplinary process would be separate to any investigations underway with law enforcement authorities, it remains critical for the party to ventilate the allegations through a properly constituted disciplinary process.

In response to a right of reply extended with respect to the proposal for precautionary suspension, Cllr Tau wrote to ActionSA supporting the proposal and requesting an expedited disciplinary process.

ActionSA can confirm that its disciplinary panel has been convened and will sit during the course of next week to hear this matter.

Until such time as this process is concluded, ActionSA will not comment further on this matter in the interests of the integrity of our disciplinary processes.

As is our practice, we will communicate openly the conclusion of the process.

Issued by Michael Beaumont, ActionSA National Chairperson, 21 October 2022