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Johannesburg - The newly elected ANC leadership has ordered a forensic audit of all empowerment deals and tenders which were received by its investment company, Chancellor House, the Sunday Times reported on Sunday.
"The investigation is expected to look into the roles played by President Thabo Mbeki, his deputy Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and former ANC treasurer-general Mendi Msimang."
ANC's treasurer-general Mathews Phosa said the audit was designed to establish the exact value of the deals as well as to ascertain whether there were any conflicts of interest, the Sunday newspaper said.
Phosa told the newspaper that criminal investigations might follow if anything untoward was uncovered. "The law will have to take its course."
Chancellor House Holdings was formed in March 2003.
The investment company has clinched big deals which include a 25% in an engineering company Hitachi Power SA, which got Eskom contracts worth R5.8bn.