Ramaphosa appoints Ntshavheni as acting Minister in the Presidency Small Business Development Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will continue to perform her responsibilities as the Minister of Small Business Development while acting as Minister in the Presidency. Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni at an inter-ministerial briefing on 24 March 2020 detailing how government will respond ahead of and during the 21-day lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN.
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JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni as acting Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation until further notice.
The appointment follows the passing away of Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu last Thursday from COVID-19-related complications.
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Police Minister Bheki Cele says Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane has a criminal record for failing to wear a face mask in public.
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Mtsweni-Tsipane is in hot water after she was seen on national TV not wearing her mask at the funeral of Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu on Sunday.
She later paid the R1500 fine at a local police station and signed an admission of guilt statement.
Speaking on SABC’s Morning Live, Cele said officials who were at the funeral should have acted against Mtsweni-Tsipane.
“Unfortunately the investigation has not yet been finalized but the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Khombinkosi Jula is working on it.
Ramaphosa appoints Khumbudzo Ntshaveni as acting Minister in the Presidency
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Pretoria - President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshaveni as acting minister in the presidency, it was announced on Wednesday.
“President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Minister of Small Business Development Ms Khumbudzo Ntshaveni as acting minister in the presidency: [responsible for] planning, monitoring and evaluation until further notice,” the Presidency said in a statement.
“This appointment, in terms of Section 98 of the Constitution, follows the passing away of Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu on Thursday, 21 January 2021, from Covid-19-related complications. Minister Ntshaveni will continue to perform her responsibilities as minister of small business development while acting as minister in the presidency.”
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ANC announces Jackson Mthembuâs replacement in the National Assembly
By Sihle Mavuso
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The ANC has moved to fill the two critical political positions that were held by the late minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu, by appointing his replacements.
Mthembu was laid to rest on Sunday at his Witbank home in Mpumalanga after succumbing to Covid-19.
The ruling partyâs parliamentary office announced on Wednesday that Mthembuâs position in the national assembly would be filled by Dr Xiaomei Havard from Gauteng.
On Wednesday President Cyril Ramaphosa also announced that Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshaveni would, until further notice, act as the minister in the presidency.