President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: X/@PresidencyZA
President Ramaphosa: Is he unscrewing the cabinet?
President Ramaphosa has affirmed a firm stance against crime and corruption. Here’s how he’s changing corruption.
President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: X/@PresidencyZA
President Ramaphosa has affirmed a firm stance against crime and corruption.
In the fight against corruption, the President has suspended or fired several individuals during the cabinet. The latest to get the axe is Deputy Minister Dipuo Peters, who remains suspended for one month.
Who else has been suspended or fired – and why?
Here’s what you should know about how Ramaphosa is unscrewing the cabinet.
President Ramaphosa: Is he unscrewing the cabinet?
When a cupboard is only as strong as the screws holding it, corruption can be unscrewed by the right tools.
President Ramaphosa suspended Deputy Minister of Small Business Development, Dipuo Peters. The suspension is valid for a month, and without pay.
This is the first of several moves to remove corruption, favouritism, and other unfavourable elements from cabinet.
Are this the next steps to a better South Africa?
President Ramaphosa versus Judge Hlope
The second noteworthy screw to come out of the cabinet is Judge Hlope.
President Ramaphosa wrote to the Western Cape High Court, asking for the Judge’s dismissal and suspension.
It comes after charges of gross miconduct against the judge.
The higher authority for South Africa’s judges, the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), found Judge Hlope guilty.
Prior suspensions include Mkhwebane and former President Jacob Zuma.
What do you think comes next?
Ramaphosa’s plan against corruption
The President has laid out a new anti-corruption plan, says Polity.org.za.
Changes in cabinet come as part of this new reform, which aims to end all corruption in the public sector.
Success asks close cooperation between departments, including tip-offs from anonymous sources and information from the inside.
Do you know about corruption?
Report it.
It’s the right thing to do.
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