Charles Molele
President Cyril Ramaphosa has unequivocally kept his promise to the South African people by cutting down the size of his Cabinet and reconfiguring key departments in a desperate bid to step up service delivery.
The number of ministries has been scaled down from 36 to 28, but the number of Deputy Ministers still remains high.
Ramaphosa has also merged several ministries as he promised during the 2019 State of the Nation Address earlier this year. .
Trade and Industry has been combined with Economic Development, while Mineral Resources is combined with Energy.
Human Settlements is combined with Water and Sanitation, and Sports and Recreation is combined with Arts and Culture
“We had already combined the portfolios of Communications and Telecommunications and Postal Services,’ said Ramaphosa.
“We have also decided to add responsibility for infrastructure to the Public Works portfolio and to add responsibility for employment to the Labour
You’ve reached your free article limit
Subscribe to enjoy unlimited access to trusted journalism. Cancel anytime.
Subscribe nowNeed help? molokom@insidepolitic.co.za
