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Pretoria: Forty South African Members of Parliament, past and present, were charged with fraud on Monday in the biggest corruption scandal in the country's post-apartheid history. The 40 MPs — 27 current and 13 former — were charged with illegally using parliamentary travel vouchers worth £1.5 million to pay for lavish trips for themselves and relatives, according to prosecutors. The identities of those charged have not been revealed but it is known that most are from the ruling African National Congress. Representatives from two other parties were also charged. The ANC claims that the charges prove that the President, Thabo Mbeki's Government is tough on corruption. ``Travelgate'' was first exposed by South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper in July last year and is the largest corruption case since the country achieved majority rule in 1994. The newspaper revealed how members of Parliament used travel vouchers, issued by the Government to allow them to visit their constituencies, to go on luxurious holidays unrelated to their work. © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004
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