ANC Chief Whip and chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence who received a heavily discounted Mercedes-Benz ML320 (R170,000 benefit) from DaimlerChrysler Aerospace while overseeing the Arms Deal evaluation. Convicted of fraud in March 2003, sentenced to 4 years, served less than 5 months at a minimum-security facility. ANC supporters sang liberation songs and celebrated him as a "struggle hero" at his sentencing. Remained an ANC member with party positions after conviction.