JOHANNESBURG – A bout of flu has caused President Thabo Mbeki to postpone his participation the National Assembly’s question time yesterday afternoon, the presidency said.
“His doctors have advised that he should have a rest,” the presidency said in a statement. “The presidency and the office of the speaker are discussing an alternative date on which the president will answer questions.”Spokesperson Mukoni Ratshitanga said a briefing around noon by the director-general in the presidency, Frank Chikane, on parliamentary questions to Mbeki was going ahead.News24″The presidency and the office of the speaker are discussing an alternative date on which the president will answer questions.”Spokesperson Mukoni Ratshitanga said a briefing around noon by the director-general in the presidency, Frank Chikane, on parliamentary questions to Mbeki was going ahead.News24
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