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President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Small Business Development Deputy Minister Dipuo Peters.
Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the suspension follows a sanction adopted by Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests against the Deputy Minister.
“The Committee found that Peters had breached the Code of Ethical Conduct in her former portfolio as Transport Minister,” he said.
Peters has been suspended for a month without pay.
This also comes after #UniteBehind sent a letter to President Ramaphosa urging him to axe Peters for allegedly enabling looting at PRASA.
The letter, signed by #UniteBehind leaders Zackie Achmat and Zukiswa Vuka Fokazi, was sent on Wednesday. It alleged that Peters violated sections of the Constitution that set out the responsibilities of Cabinet members.
It said by failing to ensure the prosecution of corruption at PRASA when she was Minister, Peters grossly violated her duty as the executive authority responsible for
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