Khoza alienated her ANC colleagues - Mthembu
Cape Town – ANC MP Makhosi Khoza insulted some of her colleagues to the point that they no longer wanted to work with her, party chief whip Jackson Mthembu said on Friday.
Khoza on Thursday paid the price for her outspoken criticism of President Jacob Zuma when she was fired as chairperson of the public service and administration portfolio committee.
Five ANC MPs in the committee boycotted a meeting on Tuesday. In a signed letter, they cited Khoza's leadership as the key problem. Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi also failed to attend the meeting.
The five are Madala Ntombela, Sizani Dlamini-Dubazana, Regina Lesoma, Mervyn Dirks, and Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen.
Mthembu said Khoza had insulted her colleagues in a WhatsApp group for ANC study group members. There had also been a few acrimonious exchanges in committee meetings prior to that.