MINISTER faces criminal charges over luxury cars.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has vowed to open a criminal case against Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe, putting her in the hot seat in a scandal involving alleged undeclared luxury vehicles.
According to the party, the charges will be laid at a police station in Cape Town, as questions mount over cars reportedly donated by the Chinese embassy.
The DA claimed the cars were instead registered in the names of Tolashe's kids, raising serious concerns about transparency and accountability.
ActionSA already laid charges
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The controversy doesn't end there.
ActionSA MP Dereleen James has already taken action, laying charges under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act about two weeks ago.
She alleged that Tolashe misled Parliament by failing to declare the vehicles.
ANC Women's League distances itself
What has shocked many even more is that the cars were allegedly meant as a donation to the ANC Women's League. However, the league has since distanced itself, reportedly saying it has no knowledge of any such donation.
With two political parties now taking legal steps, pressure is mounting on Tolashe to account for the luxury vehicles and clarify why they weren'[t declared.
