PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that the government is considering a reconfiguration of Cabinet amid calls for him to fire several ‘incompetent’ ministers, particular those in the security cluster for dropping the ball and mishandling the recent unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
Ramaphosa was addressing journalists in Tembisa, Gauteng, where he was joined by Premier David Makhura and Acting Health Minister Mmamaloko Kubayi to assess the state of the vaccination sites as the country ramps up its inoculation campaign across the country.
There have been calls for cabinet reshuffle since the outbreak of violence and looting in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal earlier this month.
Ministers in the security cluster, including Police Minister Bheki Cele and State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo have come under fire in recent days for a perceived failure to get a handle of the unrest that cost the country billions of rands and led to the deaths of 212 people.
This after looters
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