The newly appointed Cabinet ministers, who were due to be sworn in Friday, were facing opposition from the DA which sought to block their taking of the oath. Dozens of DA supporters were protesting outside the High Court in Cape Town in support of the party’s bid to urgently interdict the swearing in of 15 ministers and deputy ministers. In a statement‚ the party dismissed the new ministers as "compromised and co-opted individuals". James Selfe‚ the DA’s chairperson of the federal executive‚ said his party wants the swearing in postponed until President Jacob Zuma’s decision was reviewed or the motion of no confidence against him was debated in Parliament. "The decision is profoundly irrational in the first instance‚" said Selfe. "It is probably illegal in the second instance. Zuma’s decision to fire Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and replace him with Malusi Gigaba has drawn particular criticism. "But more than anything‚ it is cataclysmic for the South African economy and for its p...
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