Mokoena-Zondi is accused of extorting her party’s MPs.
The chief whip of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), Mmabatho Nthabiseng Mokoena-Zondi, has reportedly been arrested in Cape Town on Thursday.
She is reportedly facing fraud and extortion charges.
It is alleged that Mokoena-Zondi demanded a portion of MPs’ salaries each month for them to remain in their positions.
She is expected to appear at the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
Mokoena-Zondi replaced Colleen Makhubele as MKP’s Chief Whip in February.
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