Charles Molele
Lindiwe Sisulu’s re-appointment as International Relations Minister is not guaranteed, as 400-designated members of Parliament are set to be sworn in by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in Cape Town this week. Recently, sharp differences between Sisulu and senior ANC and government leaders on foreign policy have come to light.
On Sunday, the South African Communist Party (SACP) issued a statement denouncing the attack on Sisulu by the Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) over the decision to downgrade the South African embassy in Israel into a mere liaison office.
Her supporters within the ANC have come out in her defense after she attended a memorial lecture for her late father Walter Sisulu on Saturday, which was delivered by controversial ANC secretary general Ace Magashule. Her presence at the event was interpreted by some as an endorsement of the anti-Ramaphosa group within the ANC.
In a scathing article, which appeared
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