CHARLES MOLELE
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has scolded Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for giving a lift to a senior ANC delegation to Zimbabwe using an aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF), the Presidency said on Saturday night.
According to a statement from the Presidency, the minister will also have a three months’ salary docked as punishment, starting from 1 November 2020.
Her salary for the three months should be paid into the Solidarity Fund, which was established to support the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the statement said.
The president has also directed the minister to make sure that the ANC reimburses the state for the costs of the flight to Harare and to report to him once that has been done.
Ramaphosa’s decision follows his consideration of her initial report and a supplementary report that he had directed the minister to provide on the circumstances that led
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