Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi, on Friday called on Twitter users not to be fooled by impersonators on the social media website.
GCIS spokesperson Neo Momodu said in a statement Manyi confirmed having created a Twitter account, but said he never tweeted.
“Those currently following tweets by a “Jimmy Manyi” on Twitter should be warned that they are following an impersonator/s.”
Momodu said GCIS was working with law enforcement agencies to clamp down on the people who were impersonating Manyi.
“GCIS is concerned that these impersonators are misleading the public as Mr Manyi occupies a position associated with communicating critical information on behalf of Cabinet.”
The impersonator, or impersonators, were asked to desist from engaging the public in the name Manyi, Momodu said.
Manyi recently announced that the government would be publishing its own newspaper.
The government’s bi-monthly magazine, Vuk’uzenzele, would be turned into a monthly tabloid newspaper from April. Manyi said he planned to publish the paper fortnightly by March next year. – Sapa