POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: All eyes on Ramaphosa’s Cabinet unveiling
ANC’s national executive committee will also meet ahead of the party’s NEC lekgotla
All eyes will be on President Cyril Ramaphosa as the country awaits the announcement of his new cabinet following his inauguration at the weekend. Ramaphosa has promised a reconfigured and smaller cabinet, and has vowed to get rid of unsavoury characters and those implicated in state capture and corruption. The lead-up to Ramaphosa’s election and inauguration on Saturday was characterised by drama and intrigue after his deputy, David Mabuza, postponed his swearing-in as an MP, so he could clear his name after being flagged by the ANC’s integrity commission. The Sunday Times reported that Mabuza met the integrity commission on Friday night. It did not give details of the meeting but said the commission will report back to the ANC head office on its deliberations with him and 21 party leaders it flagged before the elections. If the commission clears him, Mabuza could still be sworn in as an MP and could retain his position if this is done before the cabinet’s announcem...
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