Zweli Mkhize: why he had to go and what it means for SA's fight against Covid

18 Jun 2021

Jane Vorster

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Health minister Zweli Mkhize was placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa after he was implicated in a dodgy tender. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Gallo Images)

Was it some kind of sick joke?

We’re in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic, the third wave is upon us while the vaccination rollout is going at a snail’s pace – then news breaks that the health minister has been put on special leave and the minister of tourism is taking over the crucial portfolio.

But a joke it is not.

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