The deputy minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and former police chief Bheki Cele was rushed to hospital after the car he was travelling in collided with another vehicle on the on the M1 south near the Joe Slovo offramp in Johannesberg on Tuesday afternoon.
Cele was on his way to a media engagement at The Star building to meet with Independent Media editors and researchers to discuss the road map of DAFF after the 2017 budget vote.
DAFF spokesperson Nonkululeko Phokane said the Cele was rushed to hospital and is in stable condition.
"He was on his was to meet Independent Media editors to engage on DAFF when the accident happened. But he is now undergoing treatment and his condition is stable," Phokane says.
Cele wanted to unpack, to Independent Media editors, the plan for 2017 as the year of Youth in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and his vision for DAFF in addressing transformation in the sector by bringing the youth agenda at the center stage of primary production and the entire value chain plus trade in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
This, Phokane said, is line with the National Youth Policy 2020, the department has developed the Young Producers and Entrepreneurs Strategy. Which aims to support the establishment of youth owned and/or managed enterprises.