Former communications minister Dina Pule has decided to decline the ANC’s nomination for the National Assembly, she said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n
“I have given great thought to what I should do with the rest of my life, and whilst I will remain a loyal and committed member of the ANC, it is in my best interest and that of my children and family that I withdraw from the ANC list and be allowed to live my life in peace,” she said.<\/p>\n
Pule, who was recalled from her position last year after the public protector’s report into allegations of corruption and a potential conflict of interest against her, was number 70 on the African National Congress’s list of parliamentary candidates.<\/p>\n
She expressed gratitude for her nomination and thanked the party’s branches for the expression of confidence in her.<\/p>\n
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s probe involved Pule’s appointment of service providers to do event management for the ICT Indaba in Cape Town.<\/p>\n
Madonsela found Pule unlawfully extended her spousal benefits to her romantic partner Phosane Mngqibisa. She found that despite numerous denials, Pule told her department Mngqibisa was her official companion.<\/p>\n
Madonsela said at a meeting, Pule told her Mngqibisa was not her spouse, as he was married to someone else under civil law.<\/p>\n
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