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The 51 member committee was formed early this year to advise Mkhize on matters relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee was headed by Professor Salim Abdool Karim.<\/p>\n
Dr Ringane ka Seme was named as \u201cexternal advisory\u201d on \u201cHealth and Presidency.\u201d The Department of Health was tipped about Ringane ka Seme\u2019s bogus qualifications shortly after the committee was announced, by a whistleblower.<\/p>\n
A \u201ctop secret\u201d report compiled on June 10 this year about Ringane ka Seme and seen by the Sunday Independent states that:<\/p>\n
* She is unlawfully in possession of two ID books, one as a man and the other as a woman and that both IDs are active;<\/p>\n
* She is fraudulently parading herself or himself as a medical doctor,<\/p>\n
* She isn\u2019t registered with the Health Professional Council of South Africa as a doctor; and<\/p>\n
* She sometimes masquerades as a lawyer.<\/p>\n
The report added that Ringane ka Seme, through her female ID, owns three cars, including a Lamborghini.<\/p>\n
Ringane ka Seme has failed over the past two weeks to answer questions from the publication. The questions included where and when did she study to be a doctor as well as her medical practice number and her relationship with Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n
Ringane ka Seme is a transgender woman who was born Keith Bekisizwe Ringane in 1982.<\/p>\n
She first made headlines in 2008 when she claimed that she was snubbed by the organisers of the Miss South Africa pageant when she wanted to enter the competition.<\/p>\n
Mkhize\u2019s spokesperson Dr. Lwazi Manzi failed to answer questions sent to her on Friday which included whether or not Ramaphosa recommended Ringane ka Seme to the health minister for appointment to the advisory committee.<\/p>\n
Mkhize disbanded the ministerial advisory committee last month and it is alleged that some of the members had openly disagreed on how he was dealing with the pandemic.<\/p>\n
He has recently reconstituted a new committee.<\/p>\n
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