Profile summary
Tony Yengeni is listed as deputy leader for uMkhonto weSizwe Party. This profile is prepared for the Integrity Index evidence-review workflow. The score below is calculated only from source-linked evidence items recorded after the current source-category review.
Integrity Risk Score
100
Risk level: Severe. Evidence items recorded in current evidence table.
Profile status
- Party
- MK
- Party name
- uMkhonto weSizwe Party
- Leadership role
- Deputy leader
- Inclusion source
- MK Party public leadership records
- Conviction status
- Recorded
- Criminal charge status
- No record in current evidence table
- Official investigation status
- No record in current evidence table
- Ethics finding status
- No record in current evidence table
- Credible media allegation status
- No record in current evidence table
- Conflict or procurement concern
- No record in current evidence table
- Cleared or dismissed matters
- No record in current evidence table
- Date last reviewed
- 25 June 2026
Scoring breakdown
Criminal conviction
Automatic 100
Recorded
Formal criminal charges currently pending
+50
No record in current evidence table
Named adversely in official finding or official report
+35
No record in current evidence table
Official investigation
+25
No record in current evidence table
Parliamentary ethics or conflict-of-interest matter
+20
No record in current evidence table
Repeated credible media allegations
+10 to +15
No record in current evidence table
Serious conflict-of-interest or procurement concern
+10
No record in current evidence table
Cleared, withdrawn, disproven, corrected or dismissed matter
Context only / 0
No record in current evidence table
Evidence table
| Date | Category | Status | Summary | Source | Confidence | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2026 | Inclusion source | Verified for listing | Listed as a party leadership profile for a party represented in Parliament. | MK Party public leadership records | High | 0 |
| 2003-03-19 | Criminal conviction | Fraud conviction | Tony Yengeni was convicted of fraud arising from the arms-deal discount matter. Because fraud is a relevant integrity-related offence under the published scoring criteria, this triggers the automatic severe-risk score. | SAFLII Yengeni v Minister of Correctional Services | High | +100 |
Methodology note
Integrity Index uses a risk-score model where higher scores indicate higher publicly documented integrity risk. Scores are calculated from structured evidence categories, including convictions, formal charges, official findings, official investigations, ethics matters, credible allegations, serious conflict-of-interest or procurement concerns, and contextual cleared or dismissed matters. Cleared or contextualised matters do not create negative points.
Correction and right of reply
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