STATEMENT: President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’ apology for the violation but was unmoved by mitigating factors she tendered.
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As to allegations that the Minister violated the lockdown regulations, the law should take its course. The President summoned the Minister yesterday, Tuesday 07 April 2020. The President expressed his disapproval of the Minister’s actions, which undermine the requirement that all citizens stay at home and save South Africa from the spread of the coronavirus.
President Ramaphosa has placed the Minister on special leave for two months, during which Minister in The Presidency Jackson Mthembu will act in Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams’ position.
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