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title: "Watch – Second Cabinet minister implicated in Chinese SUV scandal"
description: "Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa has also been accused of giving luxury donated Chinese SUVs to her family and loved ones without disclosing this. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains."
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author: "Rebecca Davis"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-01-watch-second-cabinet-minister-implicated-in-chinese-suv-scandal/"
published: "2026-05-01T11:07:26"
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# Watch – Second Cabinet minister implicated in Chinese SUV scandal

> Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa has also been accused of giving luxury donated Chinese SUVs to her family and loved ones without disclosing this. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.

By Rebecca Davis · Published 1 May 2026, 13:07 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skjvKvaik7I)

Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
With additional reporting by: Tembile Sgqolana
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi
Produced by: Emilie Gambade 
Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Ian wolstenholme

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