Cabinet reshuffle: Could these ministers lose their jobs? Photos: Stock/Twitter
Cabinet reshuffle: Could these ministers lose their jobs?
Ramaphosa is expected to make drastic changes to his cabinet as public anger mounts over continued load shedding and poor government services.
Cabinet reshuffle: Could these ministers lose their jobs? Photos: Stock/Twitter
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to make changes to his cabinet as public anger mounts over record power outages, shoddy government services, and rampant poverty.
CABINET RESHUFFLE: RAMAPHOSA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE DRASTIC CHANGES
The Cabinet Reshuffle announcement by Ramaphosa has been postponed to 20:00 instead of 19:00 tonight, a spokesman confirmed.
It is also expected that he will announce the new electricity minister, including the position of Deputy President. This comes after Deputy President David Mabuza resigned as a Member of Parliament (MP) earlier this month.
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Meanwhile, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Ebrahim Patel, was sworn in as a member of parliament (MP) on Monday morning.
WILL THE NEW MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY BE ANNOUNCED?
Ramaphosa needs to replace Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, who is taking up a full-time post as secretary-general of the governing African National Congress, and Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo, who joined the World Bank last year.
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He has also faced calls to fire Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan for failing to address the rolling blackouts that can last for as long as 10 hours a day.
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THOSE MINISTERS WHO PUBLICLY CRITISED RAMAPHOSA LAST YEAR?
Ramaphosa may also consider replacing Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, who publicly criticized the president last year, and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who called for his resignation over a scandal surrounding the theft of cash from his game farm.
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HERE ARE THE CONFIRMED POSITIONS THAT NEED TO BE FILLED
Confirmed positions that need to be filled:
- Deputy president – David Mabuza (resigning)
- Transport minister – Fikile Mbalula (resigning)
- Public service minister – Vacant
Possible changes
- Energy minister – Gwede Mantashe
- Public enterprises minister – Pravin Gordhan
- Cooperative governance minister – Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
- Tourism minister – Lindiwe Sisulu
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