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Tshwane Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise delivers a speech at an event marking the one-year commemorative event of the ANC-led coalition government in the city on October 14, 2025.
The African National Congress (ANC) in the City of Tshwane has denounced the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) decision to file a fraud case against the city’s Deputy Mayor and MMC for Finance Eugene Modise.
The DA’s move follows the tabling of a forensic investigation report which has found that Modise was unethically benefiting from a company that is currently doing business with the municipality.
The ANC says a process is already under way to deal with the matter and that there was no need for a criminal case.
ANC Tshwane Spokesperson Bafuzi Yabo says there is no evidence in the report to support any charges of fraud or corruption.
Yabo says, “There is a process that has been kickstarted and it’s still in motion, and the report culminated out of an inquiry that was made on the affairs of Mr Modise, referring to his business dealings and all of that. The process having been exhausted producing a report, the report then did not make mention of anything about corruption or fraud. It said to council, here is the report, council then decided we’re going to have an ad hoc committee. The ad hoc committee will be multi-party, the DA will be part of that ad hoc committee. They’ll be able to ventilate their issues in that committee themselves.”
The DA has opened a criminal case against Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise after an investigative report confirmed he failed to declare his interest in a company doing business with the City of Tshwane. While the mayor protects him, we are taking action. With the help of Adv Gerrie… pic.twitter.com/4yzICnnvvf
— Cilliers Brink (@CilliersB) December 3, 2025
