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ANC chief whip resigns

    JOHANNESBURG

    Tony Yengeni announced on Thursday that he would step down as chief whip of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) pending his trial for corruption, news reports said.

    "I announce that I'm resigning as chief whip of the ANC," he was quoted as saying in a brief statement. "I have personally taken this decision after I was charged and arrested yesterday." Yengeni said he could not continue as chief whip of the majority party with "those kinds of charges hanging over my head", and the impending trial.

    "I think that this decision is fair to the ANC and to my family. I have conveyed this decision of mine to the ANC leadership and they have accepted it," Yengeni added. He is to remain as a member of the ANC in parliament. "I also reiterate my view that I'm innocent of all charges laid against me and I will prove that in court," Yengeni was quoted as saying.

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