KZN Cargate scandal: MEC Mshengu’s crocodile tears won’t wash
12 November 2019
The DA notes with interest the shedding of figurative crocodile tears by KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC KwaziMshengu in a statement late yesterday. This after the recent revelation that he spent an estimated R500 000 of taxpayers’ money on hiring a vehicle when there was already one at his disposal.
The MEC’s conduct does not surprise the DA. That he has now decided to play the sympathy card is a move typical of the ANC when it finds itself in a corner.
Meanwhile, his overnight decision to stop using the hired vehicle and write to the Public Protector to request a probe into his alleged involvement in the vehicle scam is nothing short of disingenuous.
The MEC’s moves also beg several questions. The first is whether he knew that he was driving a luxury vehicle costing the tax payer such an exorbitant amount?