DepartmentTrade, industry and competition Key Goals Analysis Armed with a budget of more than R9 billion for the 2022-23 financial year, Patel had great ideas. These ranged from green industrialisation through the green hydrogen and electric vehicle roadmaps to “de-concentrate” the economy and opening up product and service markets for all. The minister achieved some of […]
DepartmentWater and Sanitation Key Goals Analysis Fourteen months into the job, Senzo Mchunu has sought to stabilise a department that has been a shambles for years, plagued by corruption and crumbling water infrastructure that has left taps running dry in many parts of South Africa. He has secured praise with his appointment of engineer Sean […]
DepartmentCommunications and Digital Technologies Key Goals 1. Ensure broadcast digital migration: In progress2. Establish an artificial intelligence hub: In progress3. Digitise the government: In progress Analysis It has been more than a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Khumbudzo Ntshavheni as minister of communications and digital technologies and, although there have been wins, other projects […]
DepartmentTransport Key Goals Analysis Fikile Mbalula has been tasked with transferring 10% of road freight to rail by 2024, given the increase in truck accidents and delays in the transportation of goods. The Road to Freight Association and parliamentarians have noted that the slow progress in moving from road to rail was a concern. Mbalula […]
DepartmentAgriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Key Goals Analysis Didiza’s 21-day nationwide ban on the movement of cattle in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease cost more than R700 million, and affected 35 000 workers and 4 500 seasonal workers. The ban was necessary but there was no recovery plan, with industry experts saying the department should […]
DepartmentPublic enterprises MinisterPravin Gordhan Key Goals There is perhaps no minister in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet who elicits as hostile a reaction as Pravin Gordhan. The minister’s public image is a far cry from what it used to be, when he was widely viewed as one of the few members of the executive capable enough […]
Four people died last week after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in the Channel in freezing weather conditions
DepartmentPresident Key Goals Analysis President Cyril Ramaphosa might be forgiven for thinking that his job gets worse with each passing year. Observers might be forgiven for pointing out that in 2022, more than ever, he was the author of his own woes. Since June he has been surviving a financial scandal he may never fully […]
Cyril Ramaphosa has secured his second term as president of the ANC with a significant victory over challenger Zweli Mkhize.
DepartmentPublic Works and Infrastructure MinisterPatricia de Lille Key Goals1. Repair damaged state infrastructure: Achieved 2. Rebuild areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape affected by flooding: Partially achieved 3. Establish and enforce an anti-corruption forum in the built environment: Achieved Analysis Minister Patricia de Lille’s year was made difficult by the devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods that not […]