Minister’s Covid-19 death unites friends, rivals in tribute
THE death of Jackson Mphikwa Mthembu, minister in the office of the presidency, has been met with sorrow across the country.
Tributes have come from across the political spectrum for the country’s first government minister to succumb to Covid-19. He was 62.
Mthembu’s integrity, dedication to his job and sense of humour explain the response to his death.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said: “Minister Mthembu was an exemplary leader, an activist and life-long champion of freedom and democracy. He
