"South Africa’s poorest citizens — the ones who wait at Sassa pay points, who depend on the child support grant, who have no fallback when the system fails them — have been used as the backdrop to 15 years of political machinations. They deserve a minister for whom this all-important department is a calling, not a loyalty prize."
Rebecca Davis

Sisisi Tolashe is finally gone, but it exposes once again the rot within the #anc, #ancwl and #cyrilramaphosa.

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-14-farewell-sisisi-tolashe-you-will-not-be-missed/?dm_source=blocks-grid-wide&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform

#southafrica

Farewell, Sisisi Tolashe, you will not be missed

The social development minister, who was finally axed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday after months of scandal, leaves behind an inglorious legacy.

Daily Maverick