hiː hɐdbɪn ˌʌndɚ səspˈɛnʃən sˈɪns ðə sˈɛkənd hˈæf ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən wˌaɪl ɐ pɹˈoʊb ˌɪntʊ ðə dˌɪsɐpˈɪɹəns əvə lˈɑːɹdʒ kˈæʃ doʊnˈeɪʃən wʌz bˌiːɪŋ kˈæɹid ˈaʊt baɪ kəsˈɑːɾuː; hiː hæd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə səspˈɛnʃən fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ pˈʌblɪk ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz kənsˈɜːnɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɑːɹ fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ doʊnˈeɪʃən fɹʌm bˈɪznəsmən tʃˈɑːɹlz mˈɑːdaɪz tə ðə sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst pˈɑːɹɾi.
He had been under suspension since the second half of 2007 while a probe into the disappearance of a large cash donation was being carried out by COSATU; he had received the suspension for making public allegations concerning the estimated R500,000 donation from businessman Charles Modise to the South African Communist Party.