Former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni's long leave from Parliament was being reviewed, ANC Chief Whip Nathi Nhleko said yesterday.

Yengeni, who resigned as chief whip in October last year after his arrest, was granted paid leave from parliament pending his trial on corruption and fraud charges.

He opted to remain an ordinary MP, but has not been seen in parliament since. The ANC said in April that Yengeni had been granted extended leave to prepare for his trial.

However, his trial was postponed last month to January 16 next year.

"We are undertaking some discussions also to clarify ourselves on the matter ... to review the situation," Nhleko said in reply to whether Yengeni would return to work for parliament's third and fourth terms.

Yengeni's salary dropped from R378 804 a year to R302 280 a year after his resignation.

With acknowledgements to Sapa and Cape Times.