{
  "id": 6737711,
  "title": "‘Jou ma se ...': Minister Pemmy Majodina under fire after explosive exchange with resident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/jou-ma-se-minister-pemmy-majodina-under-fire-after-explosive-exchange",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T09:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-11-jou-ma-se-minister-pemmy-majodina-under-fire-after-explosive-exchange-with-resident/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina is under intense scrutiny following an explosive exchange with a resident during a community meeting in Kouga Municipality, Eastern Cape. The incident occurred during the inauguration of a R5.98 million sewer pump station and rising main project. The resident allegedly swore at Majodina, leading her to respond with the phrase \"jou ma se ***\". Opposition parties, including AfriForum and ActionSA, are demanding her removal from office. Majodina's comments have sparked widespread outrage on social media, with AfriForum calling for her dismissal and the Ethics Code of Parliament being breached. The municipality, however, has not addressed the alleged conduct or the incident.",
  "summary": "‘Jou ma se p**s” - those words have landed Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina in hot water after she allegedly directed a vulgar insult at a disabled resident during a chaotic community meeting in Loerie, Eastern Cape.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}