Minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu, who was honoured with an official funeral reserved for members of the executive on Sunday, was described as a selfless public servant and principled politician who put the country first.
Mthembu, appointed a minister by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2019 and among those at the forefront of communicating the government’s strategy on Covid-19, succumbed to the virus on Thursday at age 62...
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