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Will Dina Pule Go to Jail?

The report of the multi-party Joint Committee on Ethics and Members Interests on complaints against the former Minister of Communications of Dina Pule, was unanimously adopted by the National Assembly. As per the recommendation of the Ethics Committee, the harshest punishment that Parliament is allowed by law, was handed down. Dina Pule received a reprimand from the Speaker, will receive a 30-days' salary equivalent fine, and 15-days' suspension from all the parliamentary committees. Pule rose from her seat in the back benches and offered a brief apology. “I want to say to this House that I gave the best I could do to do my job, and that if in the course of me doing my job I made a mistake, I am sorry, I apologise.” Despite this unanimity, ANC members immediately appeared to unite around Pule as formal proceedings ended

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