ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula says the DA has failed to improve the City of Tshwane. Image: Twitter
Mbalula: Cabinet reshuffle to be finalised before February
The reshuffle could see a host of senior ministers leaving the executive after failing to secure a seat on the ANC’s 80-member NEC.
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula says the DA has failed to improve the City of Tshwane. Image: Twitter
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula believes the long-awaited cabinet reshuffle will be announced before the end of February.
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On Tuesday, Mbalula briefed the media after the party’s national executive committee meeting in Johannesburg.
RAMAPHOSA IS HOLDING UP THE PROCESS – MBALULA
Mbalula claims that Ramaphosa is holding up the process of shuffling his cabinet. He says that the ANC is still in the process of finalising its programme of action.
“We have been dealing with January 8, we have produced January 8, we have finalised our resolutions and we have reconfigured ourselves in terms of the NEC.” He says that they have finalised the resolutions of the conference.
“We have finalised the resolutions of the conference, they are ready to be printed. Now we are developing a programme of action.”
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A LOT OF ISSUES TO BE FINALISED BY END OF FEBRUARY
“In government, we had the State of the Nation Address then the budget, and then from there all of these issues we’ve got to have answers and they’ll be closed.”
He also said that these things should be wrapped up within February.
“The President is applying his mind on a whole lot of issues, and within the month of February all of these issues should be finalised,” added Mbalula.
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SENIOR MEMBERS LEAVING EXECUTIVE
The reshuffle could see a number of senior ministers leaving the executive. This after failing to secure a seat on the ANC’s 80-member NEC during the December national conference.
This includes Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor, and Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa.
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Mbalula will also have to be replaced as transport minister, as he is based at Luthuli House full-time to focus on his role as ANC secretary-general.
