Brand SA has suspended its board member Tebogo Mamorobela, who is facing charges of violating lockdown regulations for hosting a party.
Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, said he agreed with the decision of the institution’s board to launch a probe into possible misconduct and bringing the organisation into disrepute by Mamorobela, who is also an ANC councillor in the Vhembe region in Limpopo.
Brand SA was established in 2002 to help create a positive and compelling image of South Africa and is one of the entities that report to the presidency.
Mamorobela, the head of corporate services at the Makhado Local Municipality, is out on R1000 bail, following her arrest last week after a video surfaced on social meeting of her popping champagne and partying with her friends.
The governing party’s Vhembe region has since called on Mamorobela to issue a public apology, to recuse herself from her council job and apologise to the nation.
Mthembu viewed the allegations against Mamorobela in a “very serious light”.
“It is incumbent of all of us to respect the lockdown regulations which are intended to save the lives of South Africans. It is for this reason that we fully agree with the decision of the board to institute a full independent inquiry into this matter,” Mthembu said.
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