Picture: Former Rustenburg mayor, Matthew Wolmarans to replace embattled Brian Molefe in Parliament

FORMER Rustenburg Local Municipality mayor, Matthew Wolmarans will replace embattled Brian Molefe in parliament. African National Congress (ANC) in North West officially confirmed that during a press conference at their provincial office, Mpekwa House in Mahikeng on Thursday.
ANC provincial secretary, Dakota Legoete said: “We have identified Wolmarans as former Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe’s replacement. Molefe requested to be excused from the post and we accepted his request. The ANC Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) is content that Wolmarans will represent us well.
“We are aware about wild accusations that were levelled against Wolmarans, but we believed that he is still innocent. With his vast experience, we have confidence in him as the party. Our main objective is to ensure that we provide service delivery to our communities and carry its mandate.”
Wolmarans was jailed for 20 years in 2012 for the murder of whistle-blower councillor Moss Phakoe. The Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court sentenced his former bodyguard, Enoch Mtshaba to life in prison.

However, the two appealed the sanctioned after spending two years in prison. They were acquitted after their lawyers poke holes in the witnesses’ statements.- Newsnote taungdailynews@gmail.com