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JOHANNESBURG - Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu claims the statement from the Presidency misrepresents her meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The Presidency claimed Sisulu apologised for her comments on the Judiciary.
She denies issuing a retraction and says she stands by her statement.
Sisulu says she categorically disowns the Presidency's statement saying she has apologised.
Statement on article by Minister of Tourism Ms Lindiwe Sisulu https://t.co/zulcWaeHN9
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) January 20, 2022
BREAKING: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says she is not apologising for her column on the Constitution. She’s distanced herself from the retraction of her statement on the matter, issued by the presidency. Sisulu says she stands by what she wrote. #eNCA #LindiweSisulu pic.twitter.com/wDPbtWln46
— Shahan Ramkissoon (@ShahanR) January 20, 2022