Dlamini-Zuma blames hackers after tweet blames DA for North West chaos
Minister in the Presidency, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has distanced herself from a tweet on her official Twitter account that accused Democratic Alliance (DA) members of bribing individuals to cause chaos in the North West province.
The tweet, which has since been removed, cited "anonymous sources" for the accusation, and linked users to a YouTube news report published by Africa News Network 7.
"Hello south Africans. What is actually happening in our Province? See this youtube.com/watch?v=Gxafjp… News from anonymous community members that @Our_DA members in the province are bribing select community members to cause chaos in the Province? Good day to you," the tweet read.
On Saturday morning however, the tweet was removed. Dlamini-Zuma later issued an apology, saying the tweet did not represent her views, claiming her account had been hacked.
The allegations come at a time when violent protests have rocked the town of Mahikeng this week.