Key security cluster ministries are dominated by the president’s allies in the ANC
The president has made plain his impatience to lock down a deal and name his new executive
The Democratic Alliance has yet to say whether it will accept the president’s offer of six cabinet portfolios.
The president said his government of national unity should not be defined by power struggles but by the needs of the South African people
The president made the plea after being inaugurated for a second term on Wednesday at the Union Buildings
The president said the formation of a Government of National Unity was the beginning of a new era for South Africa
The Democratic Alliance says the president must stick to the letter of the coalition pact and divide cabinet posts among parties in line with the number of seats in parliament
The president will consult the leaders of other parties before he makes the appointments
Following much pomp and ceremony, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will administer the Presidential Oath of Office, after which Ramaphosa will give an address
The Democratic Alliance has objected to amendments in the Basic Education Law Amendment Bill, saying that it takes power away from parents, and gives it to the government