Analyst: Mpumalanga’s unmasked prime minister should not be allowed to get away with it

Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane did not cover her face according to government regulations when she attended the late Minister Jackson Mthembu’s funeral on Sunday.
Prime Minister Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane delivers welcoming remarks during Jackson Mthembu’s funeral on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Image: @GovernmentZA on Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – While the African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga has not discussed the fact that Prime Minister Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane did not wear a mask in public, analysts said on Wednesday that he had discredited the party and should not …