Mpumalanga ANC chief whip arrested for corruption

Obed Thulani Shabangu was taken into custody at his home in Amersfoort and will have a formal bail application on Thursday.

Obed Thulani Shabangu. Photo: Supplied.

Amersfoort police apprehended the ANC chief whip in connection with corruption relating to RDP houses on Tuesday, reports the Standerton Advertiser.

Communications officer Constable Thuli Zwane confirmed: “Mr Obed Thulani Shabangu, 41, was arrested at his home.”

Brig Augustine Mngomezulu said: “Mr Shabangu appeared in the Amersfoort Magistrate’s Court on 18 December and was remanded in custody.”

He will return to court on Thursday for a formal bail application.

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