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By Sihle Mavuso 
56m ago
Durban – The disgraced former Sunday Times political journalist Ranjeni Munusamy appears to have found a new home in the office of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.
The news, which has caused quite a stir, came to light when Mboweni bragged on Twitter about his speech-writing team.
In the tweet, Mboweni shared a screenshot of his team’s virtual meeting. The minister was red-faced when some Twitter users noticed that Munusamy was among the seven-person team in the screenshot (excluding Mboweni).
“The MTBPS core speechwriting team met today, October 20, 2020, to work on how to frame the speech. This is how it works: according to the fiscal framework of the Cabinet budget, different teams of the National Treasury write chapters in the large document, the central team writes the speech ”, reads Mboweni’s tweet.
MTBPS speech writing core team meeting today, October 20, 2020 to work on how to frame the speech Here’s how it works: Under the Cabinet budget fiscal framework, different National Treasury teams write chapters on the large document , the core team writes the speech. pic.twitter.com/u92RuYXeNq
– Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) October 20, 2020
Some Twitter users questioned how Mboweni could employ Munusamy, who, according to testimony by police investigator Colonel Kobus Roelofse at the state capture commission in September last year, improperly benefited from rampant abuse of the criminal intelligence fund.
Roelofse was investigating the abuse that allegedly occurred under the supervision of Richard Mdluli when he received information that around 2008, Munusamy ran into financial difficulties. As a result, the money from the fund was used to pay a vehicle debt of R143 621.78 to WesBank Vehicle Finance.
Munusamy and his lawyers have yet to refute Roelofse’s findings.
One of the people who expressed surprise that Mboweni had employed the former journalist was EFF Vice President Floyd Shivambu, who wondered what had happened to her case.
“What happened to the people who received illegal money that she received and was unable to challenge through legal process? (sic), ”Shivambu tweeted.
Also stunned by the news was former eNCA journalist turned spokesperson for Numsa Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, who said: “Ranjeni Munusamy has not been acquitted of the corruption allegations. He refused to go to the Zondo Commission to defend himself. Despite this you [email protected]_mboweni hired her to write the budget speech. Yeses awunamahloni (you are cheeky) “.
Munusamy has yet to respond to questions from Independent Media on Wednesday morning. Furthermore, it was not yet clear whether Munusamy was employed in the treasury department or in the ministerial office of Mboweni.
Political Bureau
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