STAFF REPORTER
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile has been sworn in as an MP, paving the way for him to become the Leader of Government Business amid confirmation that David Mabuza has tendered his resignation ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle.
On Monday, Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula led the swearing-in of four new members including Mashatile, ANC deputy Secretary-General (DSG) Maropene Ramokgopa, former KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala and former City of Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau as new Members of Parliament.
Mashatile said Ramaphosa has ”not yet” briefed ANC top seven on the looming cabinet reshuffle.
He said cabinet reshuffle is the prerogative of the President: ”I don’t know what he is thinking.’
”I am deployed as a member of Parliament, and I will serve as such. As far as I know David Mabuza is still the deputy president of the republic,” he said.
Mashatile said: ”We would
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