Following a series of complaints by general public on social media, regarding the behavior of Mpumalanga Premier who attended the late Jackson Mthembu’s funeral and was clearly seen without a mask. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane handed herself over to the police and admitted guilt for contravening the lockdown regulations by not wearing a mask in public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement released on Monday evening, Mtsweni-Tsipane said: \u201cTo this effect, I have made a statement of guilt at the Vosman Police Station in Emalahleni and where I accepted the necessary fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the National Disaster Management Act, a person can be fined up to R1,500 for failing to wear a mask following a warning from a police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo further demonstrate my remorse, I have bought a 1,000 masks that will be distributed in Emalahleni as part of public education and awareness campaign to demonstrate the serious nature of COVID-19.\u201d Mtsweni-Tsipane said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mpumalanga Premier will also be isolating for 14 days, following her unwanted behavior. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following a series of complaints by general public on social media, regarding the behavior of Mpumalanga Premier who attended the late Jackson Mthembu’s funeral and was clearly seen without a mask. Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane handed herself over to the police and admitted guilt for contravening the lockdown regulations by not wearing a mask in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n