News24 | ActionSA suspends KZN officials amid tit-for-tat vehicle abuse allegations

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ActionSA has suspended party chief whip in the Newcastle Municipality, Mzwakhe Mbatha, amid charges of vehicle abuse. (ActionSA/Supplied)

ActionSA has suspended party chief whip in the Newcastle Municipality, Mzwakhe Mbatha, amid charges of vehicle abuse. (ActionSA/Supplied)

ActionSA has suspended two senior members of the Newcastle Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, who have been at loggerheads over the alleged abuse of a municipal vehicle.

"They are suspended from the party pending the outcomes of ongoing investigations and disciplinary processes," ActionSA provincial chairperson Zwakele Mncwango said on Monday.

The allegations surround controversial municipality chief whip and ActionSA councillor Mzwakhe Mbatha, whose driver ActionSA Osizweni sub-region chairperson Sizwe Mokoena was suspended over the alleged abuse of the municipal vehicle.

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