BusinessLive reports that Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana has suspended his director-general, Mike Mlengana, with immediate effect. A statement from the ministry did not provide reasons for the suspension and officials were not available for comment.
The statement read: "The Minister of Agriculture‚ Forestry and Fisheries‚ Mr Senzeni Zokwana has placed his director-general‚ Mr Mike Mlengana on suspension with immediate effect pending internal investigations. The suspension is a precautionary measure and does not in any way constitute a judgment." Mooketsa Ramasodi, deputy director-general for agricultural production‚ health and food safety‚ will stand in for Mlengana.
- This short report is at BusinessLive
- See too, DAFF director-general suspended, at News24
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