President Jacob Zuma, Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen emerged as the biggest class dunces in the Cabinet, according to the DA’s 2016 Cabinet report card. The official opposition briefed reporters on their 2016 "report card" for Zuma, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and 37 government ministers, in Parliament on Thursday. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said Zuma’s performance had deteriorated since last year. While the majority (23) of members in the executive scored an E symbol or worse, the lowest mark — an F minus — was reserved for Zuma, Zwane and Van Rooyen. Maimane said Zuma started the year off on a rocky note when he removed former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and replaced him with Van Rooyen, before replacing Van Rooyen with Pravin Gordhan days later. Maimane said what followed that faux pas was a year in which loyal Zuma ministers tied themselves closer to him and a year in which the Constitu...
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