JABULANI SIKHAKHANE: Cabinet manual would help SA deal with renegades
New government needs to revise existing cabinet procedures and codify new ones
Whichever path SA takes — a government of national unity, a coalition or a minority government — the country needs new rules and procedures for how the executive (the cabinet) conducts itself in office, individually and collectively.
This new era poses several dangers. One is a negative reaction by a bruised ANC, which for the first time after 30 years of running government has been punished by voters. Bruised political egos can lead to destructive behaviour. The other is a triumphalist mentality — a “gotcha” approach on the part of parties that agree to form part of government or support an ANC minority government...
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