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Parliament's chief talker quits quietly

Parliament's head of communications Luzuko Jacobs has resigned, and while this may or may not be because he was forced to, or simply because he has a new job, the PR man himself is somewhat evasive about the matter.

By Carien du Plessis

11 Oct 2011

Recently he was at the centre of two contentious issues: one involving the dismal organisation of an outreach event which involved arranging a parliamentary sitting in the Mangaung Metro (Bloemfontein) last month, which cost R14 million but was badly-attended; and the other his threat of revoking a reporter's accreditation because the reporter breached "protocol" by speaking to parliamentary staff who dissed the ANC's handling of the hot-potato Protection of Information Bill.

...Three sources, two in Parliament and a third with close links, have told Daily Maverick that Jacobs quit his job at the beginning of the month.

Read the full story on www.dailymaverick.co.za.

Source: Daily Maverick

Daily Maverick is a unique blend of news, information, analysis and opinion delivered from our newsrooms in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. There are many ways to describe exactly what we do (and for the price of a cup of coffee we’re capable of talking your ears off about it), but the best way to understand the end result is to experience it. Every part of Daily Maverick is free-to-air and no payment is required, although free registration is required for a small subset of functions and pages.

Daily Maverick is run by an independently owned, private company with no affiliation to any other media group (or political party or religious organisation.) Follow Daily Maverick on Twitter at @dailymaverick.

Go to: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/

Carien du Plessis

About Carien du Plessis

After spending her student days at political rallies, campus newspapers, and in lecture halls, and after an extended overseas working holiday, Carien du Plessis started newspaper reporting in 2003, pissing off (the issue of female dogs apply here) and even pleasing some of her subjects. In 2011 she crossed the floor to work for the Daily Maverick and in November 2011 she became senior political reporter at City Press. Follow her on Twitter at @carienduplessis.