KZN Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Mngadi has been cleared of graft allegations relating to her family and a loan from state bank Ithala, Premier Thami Ntuli has said.
News24 reports that the announcement was made last week, when the Premier provided an update on corruption, fraud, and procurement irregularity allegations involving some departments. He said he had cleared the Health MEC because he “could not link” her to the company during the time it benefitted from the loan.
Simelane-Mngadi told him the loan deal occurred when she “was still in school”, he added.
Ntuli, who said he was a stickler for due process, said there was “no political pressure” that influenced him when it came to the decision.
The meeting was to discuss the exploitation of medico-legal claims by legal firms, which is on the rise again in the province.
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