She was formerly the Mayor of Merafong City from 2011 until March 2021, when her party removed her from office after she was implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal.
[4] The Mail & Guardian said that she and Boyce Maneli, the former West Rand Mayor who was also asked to step aside, were "considered the fall guys for the ANC".
[8] The opposition Democratic Alliance said that her removal, which had been supported by the ANC's majority caucus, had not been effected according to proper procedure.
[1] Later the same afternoon, she was sworn into the Gauteng Provincial Legislature under the alias Sarah Madinge-Letsie; she filled a casual vacancy in the ANC caucus.
[5][1] In February 2022, the ANC's National Dispute Resolution Committee cleared Mogale-Letsie of wrongdoing in the VBS saga, overturning the earlier order for her to step aside.