Inside Politics Reporter
THE Chief Justice Raymond Zondo led proceedings where the Deputy President Paul Mashatile, Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the 7th administration were sworn into office in Cape Town, Western Cape.
At the swearing-in ceremony President Cyril Ramaphosa encouraged the Ministers and Deputy Ministers to hit the ground running and deliver services to the people following what has been described as an intense period of negotiating that has now resulted in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
Eleven political parties form part of the GNU led by the ANC, which consists of parties such as DA, IFP, Patriotic Alliance (PA), UDM among others.
“It has been a very difficult and complicated process. It’s now come to an end and to a start. It’s a fresh start for all of us in South Africa. Today was a historic moment in constituting the Executive of our country in the form of Ministers and Deputy Ministers, who have all collectively been assuring me… that they are going to work and they are going to make South Africans proud.
“The trust that our people have invested in all these men and women… We will not waste time. We will work very hard to take our country forward,” said Ramaphosa.
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