Deputy Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has lost six family members including her son, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren in a car accident.
The details of the accident have not yet been released as the family is still coming to terms with the tragic news.
More detail to follow.
Chikunga was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport on 5 August 2021. She was Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration from 30 May 2019 to 5 August 2021. Previously, she was the Deputy Minister of Transport of the Republic of South Africa from 26 May 2014 and she has been a member of Parliament of the Republic of South Africa since 2004.