Mokonyane said the ANC had spent more than a billion rand on campaigning.

CAPE TOWN - The African National Congress's (ANC) head of elections Nomvula Mokonyane could find herself in hot water for publicly revealing how much the party has spent on its campaign.

Speaking in Philippi last week, the Water and Sanitation Department minister said the ANC had spent more than a billion rand on campaigning ahead of the municipal polls.

The party has since distanced itself from the statement.

ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa says only Treasurer General Zweli Mkhize is allowed to speak on such issues.

"Firstly we don't account in public or anywhere. We don't speculate about the spending of the organisation to the media."

Kodwa adds action could be taken against Mokonyane on the matter.

"The secretary general indicated that anybody that comments about this issue to the media would need to be disciplined in line with the of the organisation's internal processes."