ANC supports Dina Pule’s appointment to Cabinet, with Mbalula saying the party believes she has shown remorse, undergone correction and is not an unrepentant cadre.
ANC has supported the appointment of Dina Pule as Minister of Social Development, with secretary-general Fikile Mbalula saying the party believes she has taken responsibility for her past misconduct, undergone rehabilitation and earned a second chance to serve in government.
Pule had been removed from Cabinet in 2013 after Parliament’s Ethics Committee and the Public Protector found she had, as communications minister, breached the code of conduct, including failing to disclose a relationship that resulted in improper benefits linked to her department.
Addressing a media briefing on Thursday, Mbalula said the ANC supported President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to appoint Pule, describing her as a "capable and knowledgeable comrade", while acknowledging public concern over her return to Cabinet.
"We do not dismiss the concern this appointment has stirred, and we understand where it comes from," Mbalula said.
