Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana has suspended his director-general Mike Mlengana with immediate effect. A statement from the ministry did not provide reasons for the suspension and officials were not available for comment. "The Minister of Agriculture‚ Forestry and Fisheries‚ Mr Senzeni Zokwana has placed his director-general‚ Mr Mike Mlengana on suspension with immediate effect pending internal investigations‚" the ministry said in a statement. "The suspension is a precautionary measure and does not in any way constitute a judgment." Mooketsa Ramasodi, the deputy director general for agricultural production‚ health and food safety‚ would stand in for Mlengana.
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