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JOHANNESBURG. – President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce his anticipated new Cabinet before this week ends.
“Any time, anything can happen, although there’s some stuff they need to clarify and iron out, but we can expect a call any time from now. Any minute from now it can be announced,” one of the sources said.
This is apparently after the meeting between the ANC and DA had reportedly ironed out issues between them. Speculation continues to mount on when the cabinet will be announced.
Negotiations in GNU are being delayed by parties who want to dictate who Ramaphosa should put forward for ministerial positions.
South Africa has gone almost a week now without a Cabinet since Ramaphosa’s inauguration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday.
On Monday, the ANC hit back at DA federal chair Helen Zille’s leaked letter demanding 12 cabinet posts, including that of the deputy president. It said only the president has the final word on who should feature in the cabinet positions.
The ANC called out the DA’s demands as outlandish and outrageous, clarifying that no single party can hold the GNU to ransom. This is after Zille wrote a letter on Sunday to ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, informing him about her party’s demands. – IOLNews
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