The Independent - London, October 1st, 1996
In the end, months of grass-roots rallies did not save him. Bantu Holomisa, a former ANC deputy minister, was yesterday expelled by his party after accusing senior members, including President Nelson Mandela and Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, of accepting favours and political donations from the casino magnate Sol Kerzner.
President Mandela headed the 70-strong committee which showed the door to Mr Holomisa, who topped party elections in 1994. Mr Holomisa's original sin was that in a testimony to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), he mentioned that the public enterprises minister, ...
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