Johannesburg – Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane has seen the error of her ways and has made a statement of guilt at a police station in eMalahleni, and accepted a fine.
This follows the premier being adamant that she did not break the law when she went to the funeral of late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu without a mask, on Sunday.
Mtsweni-Tsipane has since apologised to President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President David Mabuza.
She will also purchase a thousand masks to be distributed in eMalahleni, to demonstrate just how remorseful she is.
Under the National Disaster Management Act, a person can be fined up to R1,500 for failing to wear a mask following a warning from a police officer.
Mtsweni-Tsipane will also be isolating for 14 days.
