ActionSA has condemned the reported return to Parliament of former sports, arts, and culture Minister Zizi Kodwa as an MP.
Earlier this month, Kodwa appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Johannesburg on charges of corruption involving an amount of R1.6 million.
ActionSA Parliamentary Caucus Leader Athol Trollip said they were not surprised to find out that Kodwa was reportedly heading back to Parliament.
It is understood that Kodwa will be sworn in on Tuesday, along with 58 members of the Umkonto Wesizwe party, who missed taking the oath during the first sitting of the National Assembly on 14 June.
Trollip said while everyone is excited about the Government of National Unity (GNU) and the new focus on clean governance, the antics of the ANC have not changed.
"Fundamentally, ActionSA believes that a corruption-free and prosperous South Africa is incompatible with the ANC, and any attempt to sell the half-baked renewal of the ANC by diluting their patronage through a so-called Government of National Unity is an affront to the intelligence of South Africans.
"Once you belong to an organisation whose members are all involved in corruption you all have to defend each other. That is clearly what is happening here."
Trollip also said ActionSA does not want to be involved with a NGU that protects people like Kodwa, despite the serious charges of corruption.
Kodwa's co-accused in the corruption case is businessman Jehan Mackay.
Besides the corruption charge, both men also face a charge of contravening the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.
Mackay is the director of Tactical Software Systems (TSS) and former Senior Executive of Enterprise Outsourcing Holdings (EOH).
The accused were released on R30 000 bail and will return to court again on 23 July.
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