/ 13 April 2006

Why Balindlela fired ministers

Two Eastern Cape government ministers, sacked from office this week, have left unanswered questions about alleged abuse of state resources and financial mismanagement amounting to millions of rands in one of the country’s poorest provinces.

Premier Nosimo Balindlela fired health minister Bevan Gogqwana and tourism and economic affairs minister, AndrÃ