No reason to think longtime ANC employee will be partisan, says chief whip’s office
Moloto Mothapo’s appointment as manager of Parliament’s communications services has drawn the ire of the DA
The office of the ANC chief whip in Parliament has leapt to the defence of its former spin doctor, Moloto Mothapo, in the wake of his controversial appointment as the spokesperson for the legislature. The DA has raised concern about the appointment saying it is "unfathomable that someone so blatantly partisan can be considered as appropriate to assume the role as spokesperson for a multiparty institution like Parliament", one day after vacating the position of spokesperson for the ANC caucus. Mothapo resigned from his position in the ANC earlier in February after serving the party for 12 years. Parliament announced on Wednesday that the former ANC spokesman would assume a senior position as the divisional manager responsible for Parliament’s communication services, effective from February 15.
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