Mthembu accuses media of treating government 'as if you are part of the opposition'
Mthembu won't comment on Cabinet reshuffle, despite calling the removal of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as 'absolute rubbish' on social media
ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu would not comment on the Cabinet reshuffle, despite calling the removal of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as “absolute rubbish” on social media. Mthembu was addressing media in Johannebsurg on Sunday in his capacity as chairman of the ANC subcommittee on communication on the party’s policy documents. “Comrades have responded to what’s happening in Cabinet... but again we cannot respond that here. The national leadership of the African National Congress will respond to what is currently before us.” Mthembu said he was part of the national executive committee and so would not respond to the Cabinet reshuffle from the platform where he was speaking as head of the subcommittee. He said it was only the president who could explain the reasons for the reshuffle. Following the late-night Cabinet reshuffle which saw among others Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas, Mthembu took to social media to voice his discontent and support for the two. “I disagree with ...
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