The civil society group, AfriForum, will approach US authorities in the hopes that they impose sanctions against ANC Secretary-General@MbalulaFikile Fikile Mbalula.
AfriForum on Wednesday released a document called the “Mbalula dossier”, accusing him of “corrupt activities”, and went further on social media, accusing him of money laundering and fraud.
The “dossier” also highlights Mbalula’s supposed anti-Western comments.
“In the past, he has voiced his opposition to Western influence and emphasised the ANC’s commitment to opposing Western influence and imperialism. Furthermore, he also advocates for socialist policies, including expropriation without compensation and nationalisation,” read the document, which further broke down the statement with several examples.
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AfriForum further proposed implementing the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which allows the US to impose visa bans and economic sanctions on people involved in significant corruption.
“This document serves as a motivational introduction seeking to support a call for the US Authorities to consider sanctioning Mr Fikile April Mbalula in terms of the provisions of the Global Magnitsky Act, for his alleged corrupt activities,” read the document.
The organisation suggests that the South African Police Service and the National Prosecuting Authority have been “inept” in addressing the allegations.
“No one should be immune from prosecution simply because they hold a senior position. Therefore, AfriForum will continue to consider private prosecution against Mbalula should the NPA decide not to prosecute him,” said Advocate Gerrie Nel, head of AfriForum’s private prosecution unit.
Meanwhile, the ANC, in a statement, dismissed AfriForum’s remarks. It read that AfriForum’s dossier is a politically motivated smear campaign against Mbalula, accusing the group of “attempting to delegitimise the democratic state and leaders of the liberation movement”.
A day before the group’s briefing, Mbalula’s legal team had sent legal papers to prevent it from happening, and in reaction yesterday, Mbalula said he opted to allow the allegations to be made public.
Outside of his commentary on social media, Mbalula, in a post-briefing statement, said the allegations made were “recycled” and based on claims that had already been addressed publicly.
He also pointed to AfriForum seeking intervention from the US, noting that South African matters cannot be “outsourced to external interests”.
“It is deeply ironic that AfriForum seeks intervention from a foreign government that has, on numerous occasions, been accused in international forums of undermining international law and acting unilaterally in global affairs,” said Mbalula.
POST-MORTEM OF THE DOSSIER PUBLISHED BY AfriForum. pic.twitter.com/5M3RagtfMc
— ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) March 25, 2026
The African National Congress rejects with the contempt it deserves the so-called “Mbalula Dossier” released by AfriForum. This document is not a pursuit of justice, but a politically motivated smear campaign to isolate the Secretary-General by a reactionary organisation that has… pic.twitter.com/xiimnKPFjS
— ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula (@MbalulaFikile) March 25, 2026
