South
Africa’s consul-general in China, Lassy Chiwayo has been recalled after
he was allegedly found wandering the streets unclad.
The
veteran politician, who spent time in prison with Nelson Mandela, has
had his contract in Shanghai terminated and is back in Pretoria.
The
South African foreign office says he was recalled due to ‘health
reasons’, but several newspapers have reported that Mr Chiwayo was found
wandering the street near his home unclad three months ago.
Sunday World reports Chiwayo’s walks the streets without clothes regularly.
“He
would disappear for days without trace and he would be found walking
around unclad,” a source said. Mr Chiwayo was also reported to have
assaulted South Africa’s Bheki Langa at an official function in Beijing.
Following
the reports, the 44-year-old has denied he was recalled saying it is
‘general practice’ for envoys to be reassigned. He also dismissed the
unclad wandering stories and insisted his relationship with Dr Langa was
‘healthy and cordial’.
“All
that you are saying is news to me,” Chiwayo told the Sunday World,
adding “I don’t have any health challenges that need intervention from
the department.”
It is the latest in a series of misfortunes to hit
Mr
Chiwayo, an engaged father-of-three has been hit by a series of
misfortunes in recent times; last month, a fire gutted his home in
Nelspruit in a suspected arson attack which destroyed a Porsche, a quad
bike and £22,000-worth of Persian rugs, and now the news of the veteran
politician walking the streets unclad.
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