The president also answered questions from MPs about what plans are in place to remove South Africa from the grey list
Electricity minister Sputla Ramakgopa’s brief is to get himself fired. Not coal-fired, that is, but to work himself out of his job
Without a jobs audit and a drive to professionalise the public service, the state will continue to face pressures from the public sector employees. Who can blame them?
The shifts were not about improving government’s efficiency but about securing political futures
The president has given political powers and authority on the energy action plan to the new minister of electricity
Only the uninitiated or the hopelessly optimistic would have been merely disappointed by last night’s long and needlessly delayed cabinet announcement
Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, a 30 year cabinet veteran is now the minister in the presidency responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities
The president has increased his already bloated cabinet, promising once again to reduce it in time
The president announced that Paul Mashatile will become deputy president and Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as the new Electricity Minister
The president will finally announce changes to his cabinet