The four include Deputy Minister Alvin Botes, President Cyril Ramaphosa's parliamentary counsellor Gerhard Koornhof, and former eThekwini acting mayor Fawzia Peer. The four are SA National AIDS Council chairperson Steve Mapaseka Letsike, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Alvin Botes, President Cyril Ramaphosa's parliamentary counsellor, Gerhard Koornhof, and former eThekwini acting mayor Fawzia Peer. READ | Ramaphosa allies dominate ANC national working committee selectionWhen she was acting eThekwini mayor in 2019, Peer was rushed to hospital after a suspected case of poisoning. Peer was acting mayor after Zandile Gumede was forced to take 30 days' leave following her arrest on corruption charges. During the fifth administration, from 2014 to 2019, he served as a parliamentary counsellor when Ramaphosa was deputy president, a position he still occupies.

Source: News 24 January 31, 2023 21:40 UTC