LETTER: Cabinet is still an albatross
Cyril Ramaphosa was as sombre as an undertaker at the announcement, convincing me that there is massive subterfuge under way
When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the new cabinet he looked as if he had a knife to his back. He was as sombre as an undertaker, convincing me that there is huge subterfuge around the new cabinet.
While slightly reduced, the cabinet is still over the top in numbers, with deputies in abundance. The cost to country is reduced by only a few million rand. The telling point in the speech was the embarrassing mention that those who did not make it into cabinet would still have access to the ANC government gravy train as he would ensure what they were looked after and able to make a “contribution” to SA...
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