Ramaphosa’s cabinet reshuffle: Delayed, bloated, and disappointing – Ivo Vegter
Ramaphosa’s long-awaited cabinet reshuffle sparks disappointment – seen as a bloated, self-serving cabinet.
Ramaphosa’s long-awaited cabinet reshuffle sparks disappointment – seen as a bloated, self-serving cabinet.
Alec Hogg interviews William Sanderson-Meyer on an array of topics currently applicable to South Africa and the upcoming 2024 elections.
Prof Theo Venter believes that with Ramaphosa’s strengthened position after the latest conference, Phala Phala will melt away and he will be positioned to clean up Cabinet
Cyril Ramaphosa’s victory in the race to lead South Africa’s governing ANC clears the way for him to overhaul his cabinet and intensify reforms needed to reinvigorate the flagging economy.
[The] cabinet reshuffle was crisis-driven. But the crisis will not drive reforms to boost economic growth and deal with massive, growing unemployment.
“Transparency in how society engages with [the] public sector can reduce risk that more collaborative governance becomes a vehicle for corrupt collusion.”
The next best thing would be for Cyril to follow our recommendation in the book to establish an entrepreneurship council, writes Clem Sunter.
With Mboweni now gone, the SA economy’s key departments are 100% staffed by former trade unionists and/or communists, all staunch devotees of the Developmental State ideal.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni was brought in as a stop gap measure after then-Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene abruptly resigned.
Ramaphosa is looking for ways to revive SA’s stagnant economy and help boost investor confidence. This could involve a cabinet reshuffle.