Paul Mashatile’s alleged photo with Nomvula Mokonyane raises suspicions

An image of Paul Mashatile, the ANC’s newly elected deputy president, and Nomvula Mokonyane, the party’s newly elected secretary general, celebrating the party’s triumph has surfaced online.

 
Some citizens of the Republic of South Africa have commented on the romantic chemistry between these two, arguing that they should limit their interactions to those required of them as colleagues in the ruling party.

Being a leader in the Republic of South Africa is challenging due to the ease with which your every action may be recorded and exploited to attack your reputation online.

They are both members of the same political party and hold prominent positions within that party; this is why they are posing joyfully after their respective electoral triumphs, but beyond that, there is absolutely nothing romantic chemistry between them.