Simon Nare
THE fate of the multi-party coalition or government of national unity seems up in the air as the country waits with bated breath for President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce his Cabinet while the DA digs in its heels on the number of positions it is demanding for its cadres.
However, reports on Thursday morning seem to suggest that Ramaphosa has even toned down on the first offer (rumoured to be Trade and Industry) to the DA by replacing a senior portfolio with a less significant one that could further strain the relationship between the two parties.
South Africa has been without a Cabinet since last Wednesday when Ramaphosa was inaugurated as President of the 7th administration and talks on Cabinet positions between the DA and the ANC have been dragging on for days now.
It has been back and forth with the DA stirring widespread condemnation and
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