President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday the 8th placed the Minister for Communications and Digital Technologies; Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on a two month special leave for breaching lockdown regulations. The EFF and the DA have since called for Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’ removal from cabinet as an example has to be set, especially on officials who defy national directives.
In a statement, the DA stated that the President’s decision to place Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on special leave was not good enough and an example has to be set by removing her from cabinet. Similarly, the EFF is also calling for the removal of minister Stella Ndabeni Abrahams from cabinet for breaching regulations. One Delmas resident commenting on Highveld Chronicle’s online-news portal stated that, Minister Ndabeni Abrahams “should be arrested” while another commentator expressed that “she was not above the law”
President Ramaphosa has called on the nation twice for people to obey the law while COVID-19 containment strategies are being implemented.