Mkhwebane’s husband targets legal writer
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s husband, David Skosana, has been identified as a leading proponent of social media posts that are often repeated or amplified by Twitter accounts that show strong support for the so-called Radical Economic Transformation (RET) faction of the ANC.
News24 reports that the RET social media environment includes a host of accounts that target the same individuals and repeat half-truths and misinformation about opponents of certain figures, including Mkhwebane, and has shown a marked loyalty to former President Jacob Zuma.
Skosana, who previously served as the communications director for SuperSport United, was the first to tweet a manipulated image of News24 specialist legal writer Karyn Maughan wearing orange overalls with the word 'sboshwa' (prisoner) emblazoned over the top of the image.
He has also posted pictures of himself with Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola as well as EFF senior leaders Godrich Gardee and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.
Maughan has been covering the Section 194 impeachment proceedings in Parliament that was constituted to examine Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office due to alleged incompetence.
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