RESHUFFLE
Zuma allies out of security cluster
Police Minister Bheki Cele’s appointment was a long time coming — he was a key prong in Ramaphosa’s campaign machinery
President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking charge of the security cluster by putting a key ally into a leadership position following his cabinet reshuffle and the removal of a Zuma loyalist. During former president Jacob Zuma’s terms in office, major institutions in the government’s security cluster were regarded as being captured or abused for political ends. Police Minister Bheki Cele’s appointment was a long time coming — he was a key prong in Ramaphosa’s campaign machinery for his election as ANC president in December. Cele, a former police commissioner, was deputy minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries before Monday’s reshuffle. He takes over from former minister Fikile Mbabula. New State Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba was previously deputy minister of public service and administration. She was also chairwoman of Parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises. Her appointment follows almost a decade of the ministry being abused for political ends. She will have...
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