Williams has previously testified about hardships she faced during Faith Muthambi’s tenure as communications minister
Phumla Williams is leaving her position as director-general of the Government Communication and Information System .
Williams took over as director-general in May 2020 after having acted in the position since 2012, following the departure of Mzwanele Manyi.Williams told TimesLIVE: “I am still a public servant until I finish my notice period.” It is believed she did not want the news of her departure to come out until September.
She previously told the state capture commission about the hardships she faced during Faith Muthambi’s tenure as communications minister. Williams told the commission how Muthambi made her life difficult in her pursuit of access to the GCIS budget. Williams had also testified Muthambi had ensured 70% of staff under her were no longer reporting to her, a move that almost made her position redundant.
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