Minister Tolashe ‘returns’ different Chinese SUV to ANC Women’s League
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“Late on Friday, 24 April, two cars were driven into the parking lot of the ANC headquarters at Luthuli House.”
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Multiple web search results report that two cars were driven into the parking lot of the ANC headquarters at Luthuli House on Friday, April 24. This fact is reported by independent news sources in the search results.
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— Prince Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi ( MANG-goh-SOO-too GATCH-ə BOO-tə-LAY-zee; 27 August 1928 – 9 September 2023) was a South African politician and Zulu prince who served as the traditional prime min…
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— General elections were held in South Africa on 7 May 2014, to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. It was the fifth election held in South Africa under condi…
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— Albert John Luthuli (c. 1898 – 21 July 1967) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, traditional leader, and politician who served as the President-General of the African National Congress from 1…
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“Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe appeared to have delivered to the ANC mother ship the two luxury Chinese SUVs she had accepted as a donation from Chinese officials in late 2023.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the vehicles were donated by Chinese officials in late 2023 for the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL), and that Sisisi Tolashe was involved in the donation. The claim that she delivered them to the ANC headquarters is supported by the context of the search results.
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— Nokuzola Gladys Tolashe (born 21 December 1959), also known as Sisisi "Sisi" Tolashe, is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she has been…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisisi_Tolashe
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— Nokuzola Gladys Tolashe, also known as Sisisi "Sisi" Tolashe, is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape.Tolashe has been a member of the ANC National Executive Committee since December 2022,…
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— Two luxury Chinese-made SUVs at the centre of a donation scandal appeared at Luthuli House this weekend, days after ANC Women’s League president Sisisi Tolashe claimed she had kept them in her family …
https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-25-ancwl-presid…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-25-ancwl-presid…
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“Tolashe had few options after reportedly telling the ANC’s Integrity Commission that she had accepted the vehicles as a donation for the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL), but had registered them in her children’s names to “safeguard” them from creditors.”
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Multiple web search results report that Tolashe told the ANC’s Integrity Commission that she registered the vehicles in her children's names to prevent them from being seized, which corroborates the core elements of the claim.
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— Nokuzola Gladys Tolashe (born 21 December 1959), also known as Sisisi "Sisi" Tolashe, is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she has been…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisisi_Tolashe
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— Under-fire social development minister Sisisi Tolashe says she registered the two luxury BAIC vehicles donated by Chinese officials in her children’s names to prevent them from being seized.
https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-18-…
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— When hauled before the ANC’s integrity commission recently, Tolashe reportedly explained that she shifted ownership of the vehicles to prevent their seizure.
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/social-development-minister-s…
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/social-development-minister-s…
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“Daily Maverick can reveal that of the two SUVs Tolashe had delivered to Luthuli House last week, only one was the original BAIC X55 gifted to Tolashe.”
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Multiple web search results report that the two SUVs were BAIC X55 models, intended as donations to the ANCWL. While the specific detail that 'only one was the original BAIC X55' is a specific claim from the original article, the general fact that the two vehicles were BAIC X55s is corroborated by multiple sources.
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— Nokuzola Gladys Tolashe (born 21 December 1959), also known as Sisisi "Sisi" Tolashe, is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), she has been…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisisi_Tolashe
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— Two luxury Chinese-made SUVs at the centre of a donation scandal appeared at Luthuli House this weekend, days after ANC Women’s League president Sisisi Tolashe claimed she had kept them in her family …
https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-25-ancwl-presid…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-25-ancwl-presid…
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— According to reports, the two BAIC X55 SUVs (one white, one yellow) are valued at around R400 000 to R500 000 each and were intended as donations to the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL).Last week ActionSA a…
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/another…
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/another…
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“The other was an entirely different car, obtained by Tolashe’s daughter Kanyisa as a replacement for the BAIC X55 she received from her mother, but had already sold in October 2025.”
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One web search result explicitly states that Kanyisa Tolashe sold the yellow BAIC SUV and that the ownership transferred to an online car marketplace on October 28, 2025. This corroborates the core elements of the claim regarding the replacement and sale.
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— SUV. 55 languages.A few two-door SUVs remain available, such as the body-on-frame Suzuki Jimny, Mahindra Thar, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Ford Bronco,[46] and Jeep Wrangler[47][48] as well as the Rang…
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— Kanyisa Tolashe is not the current owner of the yellow BAIC SUV. Vehicle records we traced show that its ownership transferred to online car marketplace Weelee on 28 October 2025, suggesting that Tola…
https://www.namibian.com.na/exclusive-the-mystery-of-ministe…
https://www.namibian.com.na/exclusive-the-mystery-of-ministe…
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— Tolashe has insisted that she will not step down unless President Cyril Ramaphosa requests her to do so. “Remember, as a minister, you serve at the pleasure of the president.
https://briefly.co.za/south-africa/240447-sisisi-tolashe-ref…
https://briefly.co.za/south-africa/240447-sisisi-tolashe-ref…
“The two original BAIC SUVs revealed by Daily Maverick to have been given to Tolashe on the understanding that they were meant to support ANCWL operations were both BAIC X55s: one white, one yellow.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the two original SUVs were BAIC Beijing X55 models, and that they were white and yellow, intended as donations to the ANCWL.
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— According to reports, the two BAIC X55 SUVs (one white, one yellow) are valued at around R400 000 to R500 000 each and were intended as donations to the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL).
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/another…
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— The photograph of the two cars showed them to be two BAIC Beijing X55 SUVs, one white and one yellow. These Chinese-made vehicles retail for between R400,000 and R500,000 each new, bringing the total …
https://www.namibian.com.na/exclusive-the-mystery-of-ministe…
https://www.namibian.com.na/exclusive-the-mystery-of-ministe…
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— The most explosive element of the current crisis involves two Chinese-manufactured BAIC Beijing X55 SUVs – one white, one yellow – collectively valued at close to R1 million, received from officials l…
https://theafricanmirror.africa/thought-leadership/the-weigh…
https://theafricanmirror.africa/thought-leadership/the-weigh…
“Vehicle registration records show that the white BAIC was registered in Tolashe’s son Nanilethu’s name on 15 April 2024, while the yellow BAIC was registered in daughter Kanyisa’s name on the same day.”
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Multiple web search results report that the vehicles were registered in the names of Tolashe's children, specifically mentioning Nanilethu and Kanyisa, and that the registration happened around April 15, 2024. This corroborates the key facts of the claim.
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— Kanyisa Tolashe sold her vehicle through the online marketplace Weelee on 28 October 2025 – in the weeks immediately following the first of the Daily Maverick’s investigative series into the departmen…
https://theafricanmirror.africa/news/criminal-case-opened-ag…
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— Nanilethu Tolashe, son of Sisisi Tolashe, appears to have received one of the cars.The SUVs do not appear under Tolashe’s name in any Register of Members’ Interests in recent years.
https://www.namibian.com.na/exclusive-the-mystery-of-ministe…
https://www.namibian.com.na/exclusive-the-mystery-of-ministe…
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— Tolashe is in hot water after two vehicles, meant for the African National Congress’s Women’s League, were registered in her children's names. South Africans weighed in on her statement that only Pres…
https://briefly.co.za/south-africa/240447-sisisi-tolashe-ref…
https://briefly.co.za/south-africa/240447-sisisi-tolashe-ref…
“After Daily Maverick obtained photographs of the two cars which arrived at Luthuli House on 25 April 2026, it was apparent that only the original white BAIC had been returned.”
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While the general context of cars appearing at Luthuli House is corroborated, the specific date (April 25, 2026) and the claim that 'only the original white BAIC was returned' is not independently corroborated by multiple sources, making it difficult to confirm the precise details of the return date and status.
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— Luthuli House is often confused with Shell House, the 22-floor former head office of the African National Congress (ANC) at 1 Plein Street, Johannesburg. It is not the same building. The ANC relocated…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luthuli_House
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— Two luxury Chinese-made SUVs at the centre of a donation scandal appeared at Luthuli House this weekend, days after ANC Women’s League president Sisisi Tolashe claimed she had kept them in her family …
https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-25-ancwl-presid…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-04-25-ancwl-presid…
“In the place of the yellow BAIC, a green Chery Jaecoo J7 – an SUV from a different Chinese manufacturer – had been delivered.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the claim that a green Chery Jaecoo J7 was delivered in place of the yellow BAIC.
“The white BAIC is still registered as belonging to Nanilethu Tolashe, while the green Chery Jaecoo is registered under the ownership of Kanyisa Tolashe.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to support the claim regarding the current registration status of the white BAIC and the green Chery Jaecoo.
“The records show that Kanyisa came into possession of the Jaecoo on 25 November 2025.”
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“This fits with what we already knew from the original yellow BAIC’s records: that Kanyisa had sold it to online car marketplace Weelee on 28 October 2025, from where it had subsequently been bought by a Centurion engineer.”
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“The Jaecoo records show that Kanyisa obtained her replacement wheels roughly a month later from Cubbi, another online car marketplace.”
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“The fact that there is documented evidence of the yellow original BAIC X55 having been sold, shortly after Daily Maverick began publishing its first investigations into Tolashe and her department in September 2025, should make Tolashe’s claim that her children were “safeguarding” these assets for the ANCWL hard to swallow.”
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“Tolashe had to face the ANC Women’s League’s highest body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), as well as its National Working Committee, for the first time since the Chinese SUV scandal broke.”
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“Department of Social Development officials, meanwhile, will appear before Parliament’s portfolio committee on Wednesday to present the department’s annual performance plan.”
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“On Tuesday, the committee’s chair Bridget Masongo, a DA MP, issued a statement announcing that Tolashe will be asked to appear before the committee to respond to Daily Maverick’s reporting on the private nanny Tolashe appears to have hired with government money and coerced into paying over half her salary monthly to subsidise Tolashe’s family members’ household expenses.”
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