ANTHONY BUTLER: Bigger cabinet could aid coalition politics but strict financial boundaries are vital
The problem with cabinet costs is not so much the number of ministers as the huge waste typified by the ministerial handbook and the absurdities of VIP protection
09 August 2024 - 06:53
Many long-standing critics of a “bloated cabinet” — among them the leaders of the ANC and DA — have gone rather quiet on the issue now that they have formed an extremely large unity government.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has made repeated commitments in the past to reduce the number of cabinet ministers. In May 2019 he actually cut the number of cabinet ministers from 36 to 28. ..
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