Jimmy Machaka’s support for a rival ANC leadership slate may have led to an attack on his bakkie.
Tension in the ANC in Limpopo is ratcheting up following a Tuesday night attack on a bakkie belonging to the party’s provincial spokesperson, Jimmy Machaka.
The tyres were slashed while he was presiding over a media briefing in Polokwane. Machaka said damage inflicted on the car could run to R13 000.
Speaking to The Citizen at the Polokwane police station, where he laid charges, Machaka said he wasn’t sure who was responsible for the attack.
But he crossed the floor earlier this year to align with the electoral slate of Peter Mokaba regional contender Mamedupi Teffo and former ANC youth league provincial chair Tonny Rachoene.
He was previously part of the “Third Term” slate, which backs Polokwane mayor John Mpe’s re-election for a third term.
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He said the Third Slate people backing Polokwane mayor John Mpe’s re-election for a third term were “angry because they did not see it coming”.
He said it was not the first attack on him: “Those who want me, let us go into the conference ring and battle. I support Teffo and Rachoene because they support service delivery and I cannot support mediocrity,” he said.
In their response, spokesperson for the ANC in the Peter Mokaba region, Adolph Rapetsoa said: “We sympathise with Machaka for the damage caused on his vehicle.
“But we don’t agree with him on dragging the names of our leaders and organisation into the matter. That is malicious.”
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