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There has been nothing remarkable about the government of national unity’s first year in office, but the steadying of the ship has been invaluable. Photo: GCIS
BHEKI CELE

GNU cabinet: Too many chiefs, not enough service

South Africa needs to rethink its executive overload and trim the number of deputy ministers, saving R100 million a year

  • Lesedi Senamele Matlala
5 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, and Deputy President Paul Mashatile. (File photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)
ANC

Criticism all round of Ramaphosa’s ‘R670 million’ cabinet amid tax burden concerns

An inflated cabinet filled with divergent viewpoints could also be a place in which any serious proposal for reform will go to die slowly, according to one expert

  • Anathi Madubela
6 min read
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
ANC

Democratic Alliance wants 12 cabinet posts or no GNU deal

The opposition party has rejected the ANC’s offer of six ministerial positions in the government of national unity

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read