COMMITTED? Tina Joemat-Petterson confirmed dead as her cause of death is linked to suicide

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Tina Joemat-Peterson confirmed dead as cause of death is linked to suicide. (Read More Here)

Tina Monica Joemat-Pettersson committed suicide after the bribery scandal. 

Tina Monica Joemat-Pettersson committed suicide after the bribery scandal. 

Tina Joemat-Peterson is among the 3 ANC MPs who tried tried to extort a R600, 000 bribe from Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s husband to make the Section 194 inquiry probing Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office go away.

Joemat-Pettersson had before joining Parliament in 2009 served as an MEC in the Northern Cape.

She went on to serve as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries between 2009 and 2014.

She was later appointed Minister of Energy between 2014 and 2017. This was after the elections of 2014, but she did not complete her term in office. She resigned from the national legislature. after leaving Cabinet.

Last Tuesday Joemat-Pettersson chaired the committee meeting where Police Minister Bheki Cele and his senior officials in the SAPS had presented the crime statistics for the fourth quarter.

The ANC in Parliament confirmed the death of Joemat-Pettersson.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing on of our beloved comrade, Tina Joemat-Pettersson. At her time of death (comrade) Joemat-Pettersson was the ANC Member of Parliament serving as a chairperson of the police study group, said the ANC. 

Skosana has since opened a case of extortion.

Joemat-Pettersson served on the national working committee of the ANC.

She served as a Cabinet minister under former president Jacob Zuma.

DA leader John Steenhuisen, on Monday evening, said his party was "deeply saddened" by Joemat-Pettersson's death.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends - and, of course, all her colleagues in Parliament at this very difficult time," said Steenhuisen.