Khumbudzo Ntshavheni appointed acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. Image: Gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed minister of small business development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni as acting minister in the presidency until further notice.
“This appointment, in terms of section 98 of the constitution, follows the passing away of minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu on Thursday January 21 from Covid-19-related complications,” said presidency spokesperson Tyrone Seale.
Seale said Ntshavheni would continue to perform her responsibilities as minister of small business development while acting as minister in the presidency.
According to the government s website, Ntshavheni holds a MBA degree from Bradford University in the UK, BA Hons Development Studies and BA Hon Labour Relations from the University of Johannesburg.
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Sixty-eight per cent of South Africa s Indian-origin population will definitely or probably take a COVID-19 vaccine, with 14 per cent saying they would probably or definitely not take it, while the rest 18 per cent were undecided, according to a study. Last week, South Africa s health regulatory body granted approval to the world s largest drug manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII) to supply COVID-19 vaccine to the country.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Friday that the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has granted approval to the SII, which is producing the vaccine in collaboration with the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, to supply the drug to the country. The 68 per cent put the Indian community just one percentage point ahead of the average of 67 per cent across all South African communities who indicated that they would definitely or probabl
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