South Africa: Would the ANC Have Persisted With Brutal Lockdown If Cadres Like Senzo Mchunu Also Felt the Pain?

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) is disgusted by the latest utterances made by the Minister for Public Service and Administration, Senzo Mchunu.

After the DA last week exposed the fact that the government spent about R11 billion on salaries for 84 000 state officials who were not working during lockdown - at the same time that at least three million people lost their jobs in the private sector due to the ANC lockdown crisis - Mchunu yesterday responded with a classless and rambling statement defending government wastage.

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