The recent appointment of Dina Pule as Minister of Social Development has generated disappointment and outrage from many quarters of South African society.
Social Development Minister Dina Pule has defended her return to Cabinet by declaring that she has already faced the consequences of the scandal that ended her political career, saying she learned from her mistakes and is prepared to do better.
In her first extensive comments since rejoining government under President Cyril Ramaphosa, Pule acknowledged that she had disappointed the country, but insisted the experience reshaped her life and leadership after spending more than a decade outside the executive office.
Speaking during an interview with the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on Wednesday, Pule described her removal from Cabinet in 2013 as a painful chapter that forced her to confront her mistakes and rebuild herself away from the public eye.
"Some time ago, I did let down South Africans. And for that, I did pay a big price," she said.
