Lumka Oliphant claims victimisation after dismissal from Social Development Department [SOUND]

# Former Department of Social Development communications head Lumka Oliphant says her dismissal amounts to victimisation. In a detailed statement, Oliphant alleged political interference, corruption, and intimidation within the department under minister Sisisi Tolashe. Oliphant told Newzroom Afrika that black professionals are silenced and purged for challenging executives, adding that she refuses to regret speaking about the truth. She maintains her dismissal followed months of targeted humiliation and internal power struggles: