Akani Nkuna
THE DA – a key partner of the ANC in the GNU – has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s realignment of State-Owned Entities (SOE’s) which previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises and emphasised the need for accountability and improvement in oversight.
Darren Bergman, DA spokesperson, said on Tuesday that as the Department of Public Enterprise is done away with, future attempts to centralise SOEs will not only be cumbersome but very irresponsible.
The statements follow pronouncements by ANC acting national spokesperson, Zuku Godlimpi who said on Monday Ramaphosa’s action was to reposition the SOE’s under appropriate ministries, crucial and in line with party resolutions from the 54th and 55th National Conferences.
The realignment is also entrusted to encourage accountability and confers greater responsibility towards a single individual to whom its management is entrusted, he said.
However, political commentators and political parties have received the news of the
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