Public Service and Administration Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi on Friday said the public service will not allow itself "to degenerate in its moral fibre over of a few public servants who conduct themselves unprofessionally". This came in a statement condemning "unprofessional behaviour by some public servants"‚ and appeared to be in reaction to a ministerial spokeswoman’s expletive-laden social media rant this week. Lumka Oliphant took to Facebook on Wednesday night in defence of Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini‚ whom The Citizen had reported looked "unsteady on her feet" at a recent event‚ and suggested she appeared drunk. "Anyone of you who wish to use this post for your articles‚ go the f*** ahead! Yes‚ the f*** ahead‚" she wrote on Facebook. "Don’t talk s*** about her." On Thursday‚ TMG Digital reported that Mahlodi Muofhe‚ the special adviser to Ramatlhodi‚ laid down the principles that governed the conduct of officials. In a statement on Friday‚ Ramatlhodi reiterate...
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