President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce his cabinet later on Wednesday, which is likely to not have more than 28 ministers.

That would be a significant cut to the executive from the era of former President Jacob Zuma, whose tenure was characterised by a bloated cabinet in which the number of ministers soared, together with deputy ministerial appointments...

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