The ANCs Whitewash of Thamsanqa Jantjie After revelations from eNCA that Thamsanqa Jantjie who is being treated

for schizophrenia, has also faced a series of criminal charges including rape, murder, attempted murder and kidnapping; the focus has now turned to who is responsible. The African National Congress released a statement on Dec 12, 2013 acknowledging they have utilized the services of Thamsanqa Jantjie but did not confirm in what capacity. In the same statement the ANC denied any involvement in the use of Jantjie for The Official Memorial Service for President Mandela claiming it was organized by the State and not the African National Congress. The Sunday Times interviewed Bantubahle Xozwa, the ANC's religious and traditional affairs desk head who claims that Thamsanqa Jantjie was employed as an administrator and facilitator in his company, South African Interpreters. But said "Thamsanqa is not an interpreter," He was interpreting at the memorial service in his personal capacity." Looking past the doublespeak in Bantubahle Xozwas interview Jantjie had already told Talk Radio 702 in an interview I am a senior interpreter with SA Interpreters. In the same interview Jantjie confirmed that the ANC hired him for The Official Memorial Service for President Mandela with no mention of government involvement. A facebook profile for the name Thami Jantjie with identifiable photos of Thamsanqa Jantjie indicates he is friends with many people in the ANC and the Government of South Africa. Photos found on Facebook and the ANCs official Flickr page show many photos of Thamsanqa Jantjie attending ANC workshops sporting official ANC gear and nametag, including some photos of Jantjie sitting next to Jackson Mthembu the African National Congress's national spokesperson.

Video found from several sources online show Jantjie preforming his pantomime routine for many ANC events and ANC related events. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfwFcWwPibk With only 7 !"#$%&'()*+,-&!*.-&/,-.#,.0&*-$0)1)0$0)2&,++)03*$03&45&!'67890,(!'&$%0&30,(&+"::#-*$5&is rightfully outraged by this human rights violation and with many of ANCs claims turning out to be half-true or just false it will be unlikely the ANC will be able to separate themselves from allegations of negligence. Bret Botham Bretbotham.com &&