{"id":2832,"date":"2011-11-30T11:10:32","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T11:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/11\/legal-action-threatened-over-%e2%80%98plot%e2%80%99-claims\/"},"modified":"2011-11-30T11:10:32","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T11:10:32","slug":"legal-action-threatened-over-plot-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/11\/30\/legal-action-threatened-over-plot-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal action threatened over \u2018plot\u2019 claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"11\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/polopoly_fs\/theuns-botha-anc-plot-1.1189528!\/image\/2331054668.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/box_300\/2331054668.jpg\" alt=\"theuns botha_anc plot\" title=\"\" class=\"pics\" \/><\/p>\n<p>INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS<\/p>\n<p>DA provincial leader Theuns Botha, flanked by colleagues Thobile Dyonta and Evert Manuel, lays charges at Cape Town police station relating to an alleged ANC plot to regain control of six DA municipalities. Photo: Tracey Adams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ANC in the Western Cape says it will consider legal action if there is no proof of DA allegations about a party \u201cplot\u201d to regain control of six DA municipalities.<\/p>\n<p>The DA claimed onTuesday that the \u201cplot\u201d included cash bribes and the promise of tenders to councillors.<\/p>\n<p>Party leader Theuns Botha laid criminal charges against seven people over an alleged plot dubbed Project Reclaim.<\/p>\n<p>But provincial ANC leader Marius Fransman rejected the claims, saying he suspected the Project Reclaim document may have been manufactured.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the claim that large sums were offered to councillors to join the ANC, Fransman said it was \u201claughable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said members joined the ANC voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p>But Botha, who called Fransman the CEO of the \u201cdirty tricks department\u201d, said the affidavits of DA councillors who had allegedly been solicited told a different story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ANC has no plan or project to bribe any other political office bearer,\u201d said ANC regional secretary Songezo Mjongile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DA must back up their allegations with tangible proof or face the consequences of legal action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>esther.lewis@inl.co.za &#8211; Cape Argus<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Visit link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/legal-action-threatened-over-plot-claims-1.1189529\" title=\"Legal action threatened over \u2018plot\u2019 claims\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legal action threatened over \u2018plot\u2019 claims<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS DA provincial leader Theuns Botha, flanked by colleagues Thobile Dyonta and Evert Manuel, lays charges at Cape Town police station relating to an alleged ANC plot to regain control of six DA municipalities. Photo: Tracey Adams The ANC in the Western Cape says it will consider legal action if there is no proof of DA allegations about a party \u201cplot\u201d to regain control of six DA municipalities. The DA claimed onTuesday that the \u201cplot\u201d included cash bribes and the promise of tenders to councillors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Legal action threatened over \u2018plot\u2019 claims - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/11\/30\/legal-action-threatened-over-plot-claims\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Legal action threatened over \u2018plot\u2019 claims - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS DA provincial leader Theuns Botha, flanked by colleagues Thobile Dyonta and Evert Manuel, lays charges at Cape Town police station relating to an alleged ANC plot to regain control of six DA municipalities. 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