PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa is fending off accusations that he has created a shadow cabinet within the presidency because he mistrusts some of his ministers.
Ramaphosa announced several additions to his personal office in his state-of-the-nation address last week, bringing the count of advisers, task teams and special envoys to more than 20 since he took office in 2018. The new appointments include advisers on climate change financing, small business regulation and visa reform.
“Instead of engaging with the cabinet that he has and putting people in there that he trusts and wants to work with, he is building a parallel structure and that is not good for the country, said Sithembile Mbete, a politics lecturer at the University of Pretoria.
“These advisers are only accountable to the president, they have been appointed by him.There is no legislative mechanism to hold them accountable, which is why advisers are meant to be
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