Ramaphosa ‘applying his mind’ about opposing DA’s legal bid against Gigaba and Dlamini appointments
Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko says the state attorney filed a notice to oppose, but the president was still considering the matter
The presidency says it did not give instruction for the filing of a notice to oppose the DA’s application to have the reappointment of Malusi Gigaba and Bathabile Dlamini as cabinet ministers declared irrational, unconstitutional and unlawful. Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko said on Tuesday that the state attorney filed a notice to oppose, but that President Cyril Ramaphosa was still applying his mind to the matter. “The presidency did not give instruction for the filing of the notice to oppose,” she said. “The president is still applying his mind to the approach he would take and remains committed to meeting the court due date of November 13 to respond.” The DA wants the high court in Pretoria to set aside the reappointment of Gigaba and Dlamini. During a reshuffle of the cabinet Ramaphosa had inherited from former president Jacob Zuma in February, the president retained the two controversial ministers, which shocked many. He moved Gigaba from the finance portfolio back to the...
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