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We must defeat Covid-19 as a tribute to Jackson Mthembu, says DD
By Zintle Mahlati
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Johannesburg - Deputy President David Mabuza says a fitting tribute to Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu would be to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mabuza was speaking on Monday at a virtual memorial service for Mthembu.
The minister died last week Thursday, following complications related to Covid-19. His official funeral was held on Sunday, at his hometown of eMalahleni.
Mabuza said the country had been robbed of a social justice crusader and an ethical man who moulded consensus. As a nation, we have been unjustly robbed of a champion for social justice for the marginalised and destitute. For him, the public service leadership role meant that in everything we do, we must never stray from our relentless pursuit of changing the lives of poor and vulnerable communities for the better, Mabuza said.
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Questions have been raised about the enforcement of mask-wearing regulations after Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane was spotted not wearing one at the funeral of Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu on Sunday.
Mthembu died of Covid-19 complications last week.
Not wearing a mask became a punishable offence when Level 3 lockdown regulations were reintroduced in December – only when a person fails to comply with a verbal instruction from a law enforcement officer to wear one. There’s more to this story Subscribe to News24 and get access to our
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Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane has admitted guilt for her blooper of not wearing a mask during the funeral of Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu, on Sunday.
On Monday night Mtshweni-Tsipane said she had deposed a statement of guilt at the Vosman police station at Emalahleni and accepted a fine for contravening the Disaster Management Act.
The premier caused a public outcry and was accused of being reckless when she appeared in videos and pictures not wearing a mask. She even hugged a few people. As she walked past Deputy President David Mabuza, ignored him when he signalled to her to put her mask on which was in her hand.