SOUTH Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Deputy Minister of Small Business Development Dipuo Peters for one month.
In a statement on Friday, the Presidency said the decision followed a sanction adopted by Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests against Peters.
In 2023, rail activist organisation #UniteBehind lodged complaints with Parliament about the conduct of Peters, who is a member of the ANC and was transport minister from 2013 to 2017.
Peters was accused of state capture breaches at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa while she was Minister of Transport, including dismissing the board headed by Popo Molefe after it uncovered R14 billion in irregular expenditure, using Prasa buses for ANC events without ensuring payment, and failing to appoint a CEO when required. – moneyweb.co.za