Fake news article a thorn in the side for Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa
It has happened to most of us but unfortunately‚ when you are a Cabinet minister‚ falling victim to manipulation can sometimes have international connotations. Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has formally apologised to the UK after slamming the country over comments attributed to it on the thorny issue of land expropriation‚ only to find out they were not true. "In March this year Minister Nathi Mthethwa read media reports on online platforms with statements that the UK government had expressed reservations about SA’s intention to expropriate land without compensation‚" his office said. On Human Rights Day, March 21, at the official occasion to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre‚ Mthethwa slammed this alleged stance of the UK government‚ asserting SA’s inalienable right to self-determination as a sovereign state. However‚ "in light of official communication that the UK government does not hold the views reported and that the reportage of these stat...
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