The Department of Social Development has been ordered to reinstate its former chief director of communications, Lumka Oliphant, and pay her more than R1.53 million in back pay after a bargaining council found her dismissal unfair.

The National Briefing · Oct 21, 2026 · 4m

The Department of Social Development has been ordered to reinstate its former chief director of communications, Lumka Oliphant, and pay her more than R1.53 million in back pay after a bargaining council found her dismissal unfair. The ruling found that the department failed to prove the charges against her.

Guest: Lumka Oliphant