New Communications Minister promises stability, invoking ‘institutional memory’
Mmamoloko Kubayi, in contradiction to the ANC’s Gwede Mantashe, says new ministers will rely on the work of others to keep their portfolio on course
Newly appointed Communications Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi moved promptly to reassure SA that President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet reshuffle announced on Tuesday will not create volatility in the work of government.Typical as such a statement would be, it was at odds with remarks by ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe who, on Wednesday, said the latest shake up could "hurt the alliance" as well as undermine government stability.The reshuffle saw Kubayi herself moved from the Department of Energy, where she was placed just six months ago, to replace Ayanda Dlodlo in communications. When asked about the inconsistency in the statements by Cabinet and those of the ANC, Kubayi differed with Mantashe’s reading of the reshuffle."These are political offices, which ministers occupy. I hear the concerns, but what needs to be taken into cognisance is that service delivery is not affected because there are programmes that must be implemented that remain in the departments, no matter who leads them," s...
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