South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa has summoned Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams to his office for breaking national lockdown rules.
Ramaphosa made the call after a picture of Ndabeni-Abrahams having dinner with with African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament Mduduzi Manana despite the national lockdown.
Ramaphosa visited Rand Water in Glenvista, and took the chance to call out Ndabeni-Abrahams:
“I have seen the picture of Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams sitting at a luncheon with friends and have asked her to come and see me, so that we can discuss the impact of visuals like these. What we are trying, what we want to do…we want to instill a clear message about social distancing, that you must stay at home and don’t go around on visitations,” he said.
Setting an example
Ramaphosa believes the act by his cabinet minister is likely to hamper the efforts to enforce a national lockdown. Social media was not happy as cabinet ministers should act as role modes during times of dificulty.