Mabuza asked about Mpumalanga political killings in Parliament
Cape Town – In its first showdown with deputy president David Mabuza in the National Assembly, the DA brought up the issue of political killings in Mabuza's home province of Mpumalanga.
In the follow-up on his original question about Mabuza's role in leading the moral regeneration movement on Tuesday, DA chief whip John Steenhuisen asked what the moral regeneration movement was planning on doing about "the morally repugnant" political killings.
Mabuza stared at Steenhuisen as he mentioned the names of politicians who were killed in Mpumalanga, where Mabuza was premier until he was appointed deputy president, including James Nkambule and Jimmy Mohlala.
Mohlala, who was the speaker of Mbombela municipality, was killed in 2009. He blew the whistle on massive tender corruption surrounding a stadium built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, while Nkambule was allegedly poisoned for claiming politicians were behind assassinations in the province.
Although Steenhuisen didn't state explicitly that Mabuza was connected to their deaths, an ANC MP got up to complain that he was casting aspersions on Mabuza.