Tony Sithembiso Yengeni (born 11 October 1954) is a South African politician and convicted felon. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person He was an anti-Apartheid activist and joined the ANC in 1976 and later its armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe. The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions For other uses of Umkhonto see Umkhonto (disambiguation Umkhonto we Sizwe (or MK He has served as member of the South African parliament for the ruling ANC (including as Chief Whip). The Chief Whip is a political office in some Legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of In 2003, he was found guilty of fraud in a case linked the ongoing corruption investigation into the former South African vice-president, Jacob Zuma. In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942 is a South African politician
Yengeni was born in Cape Town and grew up in the township Gugulethu and Nyanga. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the Guguletu or Gugulethu is a township 15 km from Cape Town, South Africa. After completing his matric (South African high-school diploma) in Fort Beaufort, he left the country in temporary voluntary exile as member of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). For other uses of Umkhonto see Umkhonto (disambiguation Umkhonto we Sizwe (or MK During this time he underwent military training in Angola and other African countries. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central While stationed in Lesotho he befriended the former MK chief Chris Hani. Lesotho (lɪˈsuːtuː) officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a Landlocked country and Enclave — entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Chris Hani, born Martin Thembisile Hani ( June 28, 1942 &ndash April 10, 1993) was the leader of the South African Communist After one year in Lesotho he was sent to Botswana from where he went to the Soviet Union to study political science in Moscow (diploma in 1982). The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 In 1984 he married fellow ANC member Lumka Nyamza, in Lusaka, Zambia. Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau of the country at an elevation The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa.
In 1986, he returned to South Africa and was appointed as MK leader in the western Cape. In 1987, he was arrested, tried and convicted on charges of terrorism. The case against Yengeni and 13 other accused dragged on for 269 days and apparently cost the state around R5m (about $2m at the time). During the trial he was tortured by Jeffrey Benzien — an event which Yengeni and Benzien re-enacted before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and where Bezien received amnesty. This is about the South African body For similar bodies in other countries see Truth commission. When then president FW de Klerk unbanned the ANC in 1990 he released Yengeni and the 13 co-accused. Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936 was the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994
Yengeni has been Chief Whip for the ANC in the parliament of South Africa. Yengeni was arrested in October 2001 and released on bail of R10 000 during an investigation by then National Director of Public Prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka, into allegations of misuse of power against Yengeni and Jacob Zuma. Traditionally bail is some form of Property deposited or pledged to a Court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding Bulelani T Ngcuka (ɓulelaːni ŋǀʱuːkʼa born 2 May 1954) was the first national Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa, and is Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942 is a South African politician A order for the arrest of Michael Woerfel of EADS, who had been suspended in July 1999 because of his involvement in the matter, was also issued. The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV ( EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation formed by the merger on July 10, According to the BBC EADS admitted that the company "helped" approximately 30 South African officials to obtain luxury vehicles. In 2004, Yengeni was convicted of defrauding parliament by accepted a discount on a luxury car during the tendering process for a controversial arms deal while he was the member of a parliamentary committee reporting on the same deal. The case against Michael Woerfel was withdrawn since the Yengeni was found not guilty on the charges involving Woerfel. Yengeni entered Pollsmoor prison near Cape Town on 24 August 2006 but was released on parole on 15 January 2007 — after completing a mere five months of the four-year sentence. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
He was elected to the ANC's 80-member National Executive Committee in December 2007 in 21st place, with 2,032 votes. [1]
In November 2007 he was arrested for drunk driving in Goodwood, Cape Town.
References
- ^ Brendan Boyle, "Winnie Mandela tops ANC election list", The Times (South Africa), December 21, 2007.
External links
- Jeffrey Benzien granted amnesty South African government press release
- The rise and fall of Tony Yengeni BBC News, 3 October 2001, accessed on 18 January 2007. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- RSG News 24 August 2006, accessed on 18 January 2007 (in Afrikaans). Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- Yengeni bids farewell to parliament
- The 'Gucci socialist'
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