Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale is going to war with crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli.
Sexwale intends suing Mdluli in a bid to identify those behind a controversial report alleging he is leading a "plot" to unseat President Jacob Zuma.
The high-ranking member of the ANC will announce his plans for court action against the police chief this week.
Speaking to the Sunday Times on Friday, Sexwale confirmed he had consulted his lawyers about the "plot" against the president.
The report was compiled sometime last year and sent to Zuma's office in November.
But it only became known publicly recently when Mdluli - who is facing charges of murder and kidnapping - claimed in court that he was being persecuted because he had uncovered the "plot".
A separate civil case against Mdluli will also be filed by the Mvelaphanda Group, a private company founded by Sexwale.
The minister resigned his posts at the group when he was appointed to cabinet in 2009, but remains a major shareholder.
Action by Sexwale, as well as Mvelaphanda, comes after the publication of the "intelligence report" - said to have been declassified by Mdluli - alleging that Sexwale led a group of senior ANC leaders in "plotting" to oust Zuma at the party's elective conference in 2012.
Sexwale denied any involvement and now wants Mdluli to reveal the names of the people who ordered him to compile the report.
Government agencies, including the police, have distanced themselves from the 22-page dossier.
Mvelaphanda's involvement in the matter, said its chairman Mikki Xayiya, stemmed from the fact that the group's name had been tarnished by the report's reference to the alleged plotters as "the Mvela group".
"We are not acting with Tokyo. Our name was used by people with bad intentions of defaming Mvela. We want a full disclosure of who gave him (Mdluli) the instruction to compile the document," said Xayiya.
"We cannot have our name being associated with this kind of activity . We are a leading international company investing at home and internationally."
He said the company's lawyers had sent letters to the "relevant authorities" demanding clarity on the report.
Mdluli's lawyer, Ike Motloung, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
The document was compiled - according to unconfirmed reports - by freelance intelligence operators in KwaZulu-Natal. It claims that Sexwale and KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize held a clandestine meeting in the province in January last year to discuss the alleged plot.
It said members of the "Mvela group" also included national police commissioner General Bheki Cele and ministers Paul Mashatile, Bathabile Dlamini, Fikile Mbalula and Jeff Radebe.
Other members of the ANC national executive committee mentioned in the report are Julius Malema, Enoch Godongwana, Tony Yengeni and national treasurer Mathews Phosa.
Although the ANC has confirmed its leaders did have a political rally in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands town of Escort on the date announced in the report, it denied that most of those mentioned in the report were in the area.
Mkhize's spokesman, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, said the premier was also consulting with lawyers.
- TimesLive
Sexwale intends suing Mdluli in a bid to identify those behind a controversial report alleging he is leading a "plot" to unseat President Jacob Zuma.
The high-ranking member of the ANC will announce his plans for court action against the police chief this week.
Speaking to the Sunday Times on Friday, Sexwale confirmed he had consulted his lawyers about the "plot" against the president.
The report was compiled sometime last year and sent to Zuma's office in November.
But it only became known publicly recently when Mdluli - who is facing charges of murder and kidnapping - claimed in court that he was being persecuted because he had uncovered the "plot".
A separate civil case against Mdluli will also be filed by the Mvelaphanda Group, a private company founded by Sexwale.
The minister resigned his posts at the group when he was appointed to cabinet in 2009, but remains a major shareholder.
Action by Sexwale, as well as Mvelaphanda, comes after the publication of the "intelligence report" - said to have been declassified by Mdluli - alleging that Sexwale led a group of senior ANC leaders in "plotting" to oust Zuma at the party's elective conference in 2012.
Sexwale denied any involvement and now wants Mdluli to reveal the names of the people who ordered him to compile the report.
Government agencies, including the police, have distanced themselves from the 22-page dossier.
Mvelaphanda's involvement in the matter, said its chairman Mikki Xayiya, stemmed from the fact that the group's name had been tarnished by the report's reference to the alleged plotters as "the Mvela group".
"We are not acting with Tokyo. Our name was used by people with bad intentions of defaming Mvela. We want a full disclosure of who gave him (Mdluli) the instruction to compile the document," said Xayiya.
"We cannot have our name being associated with this kind of activity . We are a leading international company investing at home and internationally."
He said the company's lawyers had sent letters to the "relevant authorities" demanding clarity on the report.
Mdluli's lawyer, Ike Motloung, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
The document was compiled - according to unconfirmed reports - by freelance intelligence operators in KwaZulu-Natal. It claims that Sexwale and KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize held a clandestine meeting in the province in January last year to discuss the alleged plot.
It said members of the "Mvela group" also included national police commissioner General Bheki Cele and ministers Paul Mashatile, Bathabile Dlamini, Fikile Mbalula and Jeff Radebe.
Other members of the ANC national executive committee mentioned in the report are Julius Malema, Enoch Godongwana, Tony Yengeni and national treasurer Mathews Phosa.
Although the ANC has confirmed its leaders did have a political rally in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands town of Escort on the date announced in the report, it denied that most of those mentioned in the report were in the area.
Mkhize's spokesman, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, said the premier was also consulting with lawyers.
- TimesLive
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