Ntshavehni made the statement on Monday, 19 July after the apparent contradiction ofgovernmentviews.
This follows Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s statement to Parliament over the weekend.
She added that theSANDFwas seeing signs of a counter-revolution brought forward by ‘thuggery’ and ‘criminality’.
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Ramaphosa previously stated that the civil unrest was a failed attempt at a coup or an insurrection.
Ntshavhni added that contrary views are not supported by facts nor does the Presidency know where they come from.
A report bySowetanLIVEconfirmed that Ntshavheni dismissed the Defence Minister’s remarks, stating that she was ill-informed.
The Presidency stated that there all evidence that has come forth in terms of the alleged coup/insurrection comes with proof. Image: Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images and RODGER BOSCH/AFPSource: Getty Images
The UDM’s Bantu Holomisa posed the question to Mapisa-Nqakula about the possibility of a coup or an insurrection.
The Defence Minister stated that neither a coup nor an insurrection was likely.
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
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