Their letters of resignation had been received by President Thabo Mbeki "which, regretfully, he has had to accept", the presidency said in a statement on Tuesday. 
Barua zao za kujiuzulu zilipokelewa na Rais Thabo Mbeki "ambapo kwa masikitiko makubwa, ilimpasa kuzipokea", ilisema taarifa kutoka Ofisi ya Rais Jumanne iliyopita.