South African cabinet minister and 3 other lawmakers cleared of corruption in parliamentary probe

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African cabinet minister and three other lawmakers from the ruling African National Congress party have been cleared of corruption by a parliamentary ethics committee. Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi and lawmakers Cedric Frolick, Mosebenzi Zwane and Winnie Ngwenya were implicated following a commission of inquiry into allegations of large-scale corruption under former President Jacob Zuma, who was leader from 2009-18. The four lawmakers had been under investigation since last year over separate allegations. Nxesi was accused of receiving money from a company connected to well-known South African businessman and government contractor Edwin Sodi.