The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has raised concerns that the African National Congress (ANC) may have been aware of fraud allegations against former mayor Kabelo Gwamanda before his appointment.

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says fraud charges against Al Jama-ah’s Kabelo Gwamanda are enough for the ANC’s step-aside rule to kick in. But he hasn’t asked Gwamanda to step aside as an MMC just yet.

The victim, who opened the case against Gwamanda in January told police that she took out a policy with Ithemba Lama Afrika, but when she came to report a death and claim her fune

This is in connection with Gwamanda's arrest on Friday following allegations he was involved in a fraudulent funeral scheme in 2012.