The minister’s open defiance puts Ramaphosa in a tight corner.
Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu drew widespread backlash after penning the piece “Hi Mzansi, have we seen justice?” earlier this month. In it she took aim at the judiciary and suggested black judges are “mentally colonised Africans who have settled with the world view and mindset of those who have dispossessed their ancestors”.
Amid mounting calls for her head, the presidency on Thursday night released a statement claiming she had “conceded that her words were inappropriate” while affirming her"support for the judiciary”...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day or Financial Mail websites? Sign in with the same details.
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