GOOD: Ramaphosa retains corrupt ministers

President Cyril Ramaphosa chose to retain underperforming and corrupt ministers in his re-shuffled Cabinet, says GOOD.

RAMAPHOSA FAILS TO GET RID OF CORRUPT MINISTERS

Many South Africans, who were deeply hopeful for signs of a substantial reconfiguration that would signal the President’s commitment to the fundamental transformation that the country desperately needs, are disappointed.

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They will feel that the President has put his and his party’s interests above those of the country’s people.

He said Ramaphosa failed to get rid of corrupt and underperforming ministers in his Cabinet.

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GOOD Secretary General and MPL Brett Herron said the appointment of Kgosientso Ramokgopa as South Africa’s first Minister of Electricity is intriguing.

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RAMAPHOSA WILL STILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ESKOM

“Highly regarded in the public and private sectors, he has the unenviable task of being appointed to fix a crisis in a crowded space already occupied by the Ministers of Energy and Public Enterprises,” says Herron.

He said Ramaphosa, despite his new Minister of Electricity, will ultimately be held accountable for Eskom’s failures.

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“The President and his party, the ruling ANC, will face unprecedented challenges when the county goes to the polls next year. The establishment of a second new ministry for Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation under new.”

Brett Herron

RAMAPHOSA DID NOT TRIM THE SIZE OF HIS CABINET

Minister, Maropene Ramokgopa, is potentially positive, as the State has fundamentally battled to implement its policies.”

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“It is regrettable that the President has neither trimmed the size of the executive, as he promised to do when elected four years ago nor taken the opportunity to significantly reduce the average age of the structure by removing old wood and injecting more young people,” Herron added.

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