DEPUTY PRESIDENT FIELDS QUESTIONS
Muthambi’s future not in my hands, says Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa says portfolio committee must deal with allegations the former communications minister misused public funds
It fell to Parliament and President Jacob Zuma to decide the fate of Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. Responding to questions in Parliament, Ramaphosa, who is the leader of government business, said it was not up to him to fire Muthambi. The former communications minister has grabbed the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months. Muthambi is alleged to have spent R300,000 to fly her relatives and friends to Cape Town to watch her budget speech in Parliament in May. The DA is also pushing for Parliament to lay criminal charges against Muthambi and the others who have been found to have misled or lied to the ad hoc committee that investigated the crisis at the SABC. Lying to Parliament is a criminal offence which can attract a prison sentence or a hefty fine. Ramaphosa said the allegations that Muthambi had misused funds to fly her relatives and family to Cape Town would be dealt with by the publi...
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