Charles Molele
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave for two months – one month of which will be unpaid, after she violated government’s lockdown regulations.
The suspension of Ndabeni-Abrahams follows a wave of backlash on social media after pictures of her enjoying a family lunch at the stylishly luxurious and expensive home of former Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Mduduzi Manana, surfaced on Instagram while the entire country observed stringent lockdown regulations, including social distancing.
Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko said Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu will be acting in Ndabeni-Abrahams’s position.
This is one of the clearest signals that Ramaphosa, who has been cautious to maintain the complex balance between contending ANC factions since succeeding former President Jacob Zuma, has taken a decision to act firm against errant Cabinet ministers and corrupt government officials.
Diko said Ramaphosa summoned the
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