The deputy president's refusal to 'entertain' tweets from the finance minister has been met with some support.
Deputy President David Mabuza responds to Questions for Oral Reply in the National Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town, 27 February 2019. Picture: Jairus Mmutle / GCIS
Mabuza was discussing the privatisation of state-owned enterprises, something the finance minister has tweeted about in his personal capacity. “We will take the minister serious when he’s articulating government positions. But when he’s talking about his views, when he’s tweeting, that is his own… I’m not going to entertain a tweet from the minister.”
Mboweni, who is currently in Zimbabwe for the Binational Commission, which seeks to strengthen ties between South Africa and its neighbour, has not yet responded.
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