South Africa: Malatsi Defies Van Schalkwyk, Mbeki Drawn in

Cape Town — Deputy Minister of Social Development David Malatsi defied his party leader on Tuesday by refusing to quit, as the New National Party tried to limit the damage arising from another party funding scandal in the province.

However, it now seems that the NNP might become involved in a messy internal squabble with disciplinary action against Malatsi likely.

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