VIDEO: Memorial service for late Minister Jackson Mthembu

Speaking during a virtual memorial service held in Mthembu's honour by the African National Congress, Kodwa said Motsweni-Tsipane's behaviour was an insult to Mthembu's memory.

Mpumalanga Premier, Refilwe Mtsweni has caused a social media uproar after images of her without a mask surfaced over the weekend during the late minister Jackson Mthembu’s funeral

Deputy President David Mabuza says ending the spread and defeating the COVID-19 pandemic will be a befitting tribute for the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says it's unbearable that those who knew and loved the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu won't see him again.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya says she has lost a father figure with the passing away of Minister  Jackson Mthembu.

The funeral service for the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu will be held at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Ackerville, Emalahleni in Mpumalanga this morning.

ANC MP and Parliament's Home Affairs Portfolio Committee Chairperson, Bongani Bongo, says the late Presidency Minister Jackson Mthembu was very vocal against corruption.

Michael Mthembu, a brother to the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu, has described as "tough" the passing of his brother.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu will be honoured with an official funeral at his home in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, this Sunday.

Jackson Mthembu's political life included stints as the spokesperson for the African National Congress (ANC) at the provincial and national levels.

The community of Kanyamazane in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, is struggling to come to terms with the death of the Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu.

The anaesthetist who assisted the emergency team with Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu’s resuscitation, Dr. Rudolph Mononyane, was killed in a rescue helicopter crash on Thursday afternoon.

The African National Congress (ANC) has made an impassioned plea to South Africans to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously, saying it has continued to claim millions of lives across the globe.

The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has described late Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu as the friend and defender of media freedom and freedom of expression.

The United Nations in South Africa has wishes to expressed its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu.

Mthembu died earlier today, due to COVID-19 related complications.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has passed away at the age of 62. Mthembu succumbed to COVID-19 related complications earlier on Thursday.

Social media reacts to the passing of Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu after the news that he succumbed to COVID-19 complications earlier on Thursday. He was 62-years-old.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor says she is devastated by the death of Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu passed on earlier on Thursday from COVID-19-related complications. The Presidency has sent condolences to his family.

The Minister in the Presidency  Jackson Mthembu has tested positive for COVID-19.  In a statement, the presidency says the Minister took the test earlier today after showing some symptoms.