Dlamini said the EFF's allegation was false and explained that she met with senior officials to get a report on a range of departmental issuesjournalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, who has covered Mpumalanga politics and current affairs on the radio for over 15 yearsMpumalanga's Education MEC Cathy Dlamini rubbished claims made by the EFF's Collen Sedibe that she tried to interfere with the tender process.
“EFF members have got all the rights to write to us as a department or ask me as an MEC if there are things they don’t understand. I could have responded to them and given them a true picture. I want to say clearly, there is no such a thing.”Some social media users believed there was truth to the EFF's claim, while others thought the party was off the mark.“They've started again... It's so clear that they don't have any appetite to put citizens in their confidence.
The EFF said that a member of the opposition must be elected to chair the Select Committee on Public Accounts.Zingisa Chirwa is an experienced broadcast journalist who has worked predominantly in radio newsrooms for over 15 years. Chirwa has occupied numerous positions, including news journalist, editor and current affairs host, focusing mainly on Mpumalanga politics and business. You can reach Zingisa at zingisa.chirwa@briefly.co.za.