Indiscreet Facebook poster gets the boot

[satanboy]

AGRICULTURE and Forestry Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson's chief of staff has been fired for posting controversial comments on social network site Facebook, where he described President Jacob Zuma as "absent-minded" and ANC MPs as "treating parliament like a shebeen".

Faizal Daniels was given 48 hours to leave the ministry after his Facebook rant was brought to the attention of the minister by concerned ANC members.

He posted the comments during a discussion on his wall about the recent election of Lindiwe Mazibuko as the DA's parliamentary leader. Daniels poked fun at the ANC caucus, claiming it had no strategy to deal with her rise to the DA's top position in parliament. "This should have been among the easiest strategies to conceive for the oldest liberation movement on the continent because she is really an upstart. "But the ANC in parly is a far cry from the caucus that was politically managed by the likes of Max Sisulu and Tony Yengeni. These days every day feels like Sundays (with the chief whip off to some prayer meeting) and the young upstart MPs treating parly like a shebeen," he wrote. In a subsequent post, he described Zuma and ANC MPs as "absent-minded" and "unruly" before showering praises on Mazibuko. "My take on it? I'm sure we are too busy looking for our absent-minded MPs, from the occupier of the highest political office to the most unruly cadres. "Has the ANC considered the implications of a talented and articulated [sic], young, black and female leader of the official opposition in parliament?" he asked.

Daniels's comments are said to have ruffled feathers in ANC circles after they were distributed by "concerned party members". Joemat-Pettersson confirmed on Friday that Daniels had left the department, saying he had opted to resign after his Facebook comments were brought to her attention. "The official has subsequently resigned and today [Friday] will be his last day in office. The official takes full responsibility for his indiscretion and he has chosen to resign," she said. But departmental insiders said the furious minister confronted Daniels and gave him 48 hours to pack his bags. Another official said the understanding was that a ministerial chief of staff was a political appointee who was expected to toe the party line and respect its leaders. "He has basically insulted his minister's bosses. He was not going to get away with it," said the official, who asked not to be named.

Daniels referred all queries to the ministry when contacted for comment on Friday. "I cannot comment on that," he said.

LOL

 

[Avenue]

so much for freedom of speech

 

[SoWhat]

Rule number ONE : when it comes to the ANC, Never ever post the truth. A lie is the preferred option regardless how embarrassing it is WTF, If Malema is a leader, anyone can imagine how low the other ANC member's IQ must be.

 

[Azbubu]

Someone didn't Like.

 

[HideInLight]

The truth is not allowed in the ANC

 

[MickeyD]

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/379317-Jobs-for-Pals

 

[blunomore]

What was he thinking?

 

[hawker]

At least he spoke his mind.

 

[satanboy]

What was he thinking?

exactly ... say that about you employer and see what happens

 

[Hoekachaka]

Why such hatred towards the ANC? Is the DA any different? Go do your homework before answering!

 

[DJ...]

What was he thinking?

Considering the bad publicity his boss was attracting, I think he just hopped on that bus and arranged his very own floor-crossing...

 

[Picard]

Faizal Daniels was given 48 hours to leave the ministry after his Facebook rant was brought to the attention of the minister by concerned ANC members.

Of course they were concerned. They were poined out to be treating Parliament like a shebeen.

The journalist make it sounds as if people being concerned are innocent. If I was quilty of a crime I would also be concerned if the police got evidence pointing the blame to me.

 

[killadoob]

Considering the bad publicity his boss was attracting, I think he just hopped on that bus and arranged his very own floor-crossing...

Yup plus he should be able to get some big money from the CCMA as i highly doubt you are allowed to fire people for facebook comments .

 

[Creag]

Someone didn't Like.

Further motivation for the 'Dislike' button?

 

[Fudzy]

so much for freedom of speech

He expressed his and faced the consequences. You bad mouth off the company you work for (assuming you're employed, not studying etc) and see how long you last.

 

[R13...]

That was an incredibly stupid thing to say.

 

[MyWorld]

A wise man once told us that you can withdraw something you said and most people will forget what you said in a year, but you can never withdraw something that was written, it is recorded indefinitely.