Deputy President David Mabuza is in a high-stakes bid to force the hand of the ANC integrity commission and clear his name, asking it to reveal the evidence against him and show it followed due process, according to a Business Day report. But as the commission neither collects evidence against ANC members nor pronounces on their innocence or guilt, he could be sent away empty-handed, notes the report. Either way, it points out, the role of the commission and the way it does its work is set to come under close scrutiny over the next few days. Complicating matters is the problem that the ANC national executive committee (NEC) has never drawn up terms of reference for the body, a task it was given at its conference in 2017. Commission chair George Mashamba said yesterday a meeting with Mabuza could take place as early as today, or at the weekend at the latest. He also said ‘if a person is not satisfied they must go to the NEC’. ANC insiders close to Mabuza reportedly said that he hoped the matter would be swiftly resolved and be sworn in as MP before President Cyril Ramaphosa selects his Cabinet, probably on Sunday. On Wednesday, Mabuza shocked the country by requesting that he be allowed to delay being sworn in. His close associates said this was because he wanted to clear his name. He is one of 22 people whose names appear in a report by the integrity commission as among those on the ANC election list who are linked to allegations of wrongdoing. It had been anticipated that Mabuza would again serve as Deputy President in Ramaphosa’s new Cabinet.