President Cyril Ramaphosa may have reduced the size of his cabinet by eight ministers, but South Africa’s executive remains much larger than in many other countries. An analysis by Citibank, shows how the South African cabinet stacks up against those in other countries: The closest in size is India, which[…]
Pravin Gordhan seems poised to resume his Cabinet position as public enterprises minister, after filing a review application in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday seeking to set aside a report by the Public Protector which found he violated the Constitution. This, despite an onslaught against Gordhan from[…]
Newly elected Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, will announce his new Cabinet on Thursday in Cape Town. This is his first task since being inaugurated on Wednesday as the Western Cape’s eighth Premier. His predecessor, Helen Zille, had been previously slammed when she appointed an all-male Cabinet. Winde says[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday at 3pm. More to follow.
Former Cabinet minister Trevor Manuel has often contemplated why Jacob Zuma’s presidency was allowed to last for as long as it did – and he thinks Parliament may be partly to blame. “The question I asked and asked, and a lot of other people would also, is: Why did we[…]
When President Cyril Ramaphosa famously said “send me” in his State of the Nation Address, it apparently did not include sending his Cabinet to Parliament. On Thursday afternoon, not a single member of Cabinet was present in the National Assembly for members’ statements, one of the ways in which Parliament[…]
Just four days after being fired as minister of public enterprise‚ Lynne Brown has resigned as ANC MP. Brown’s decision to quit as a member of the national assembly was announced by the office of ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu on Thursday. Brown is among several ministers who were axed[…]
Government is considering to add more basic goods to the list of zero-rated foodstuffs as an attempt to mitigate the impact of a value-added tax hike on the poor. Communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane told the media on Wednesday that the measure was discussed by cabinet at its meeting in Cape[…]
The ANC’s national executive committee has decided to ask President Jacob Zuma to resign or be recalled. This can set one of two processes in motion: Zuma resigns, or the National Assembly adopts a motion of no confidence against him. If Zuma resigns: Zuma will have to write a letter[…]
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has replaced two ministers, two days after announcing his cabinet. Critics said the original line-up showed Mr Mnangagwa had no plans to bring real change to the country despite hailing a “new democracy”. The education and labour ministers have now been replaced, ostensibly to comply[…]
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