A number of ministers in President Ramaphosa’s cabinet have survived after positive tests.
Mthembu’s death comes at a time when South Africa is battling to deal with the second wave of Covid-19 infections.
South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has died of the coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on Thursday. He was 62.
After his office announced that he tested positive for Covid-19 on January 11, Minister Mthembu died 10 days later to become the first cabinet minister to succumb to the virus.
