By Zuko Komisa
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Sisulu, Mbalula and Mthethwa have reportedly resigned as members of parliament.
Former ministers of Women, Children, and People with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Sports, Arts, and Culture Nathi Mthethwa, and Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu have all resigned as members of parliament, according to African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip Pemmy Majodina.
This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa fired them last week when he revealed changes to his National Executive.
At the national conference in December of last year, Sisulu, Mthethwa, and Nkoana-Mashabane were not elected to the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC).
The speaker has also received the resignation of Mr Fikile Mbalula as MP in the National Assembly, effective immediately. This brings to 4 the number of resignations by former ministers recently. The Speaker has commended them for their service to the public and wished them well pic.twitter.com/VcybHix97r
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Sisulu was dropped for the first time since 1996.
After initially joining the National Assembly in 1994, she served as an MP for almost 30 years before announcing her retirement.
More announcements of other MP’s resignations are set to follow.
Sihle Zikalala, Maropene Ramagopa, and Kgosientsho Ramokgopa are three newly named ministers.
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