A cabinet reshuffle announcement that was rumoured to take place on Thursday was abruptly postponed after President Cyril Ramaphosa fell ill, sources say.
, Ramaphosa sounded unwell, with ministers barely being able to hear him at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
“And you know the body has a way of shutting itself down. We couldn't hear him in cabinet — that’s how bad it is.”TimesLIVE was reliably informed that the reshuffle will most likely take place on Sunday or Monday. TimesLIVE also understands that Ramaphosa met ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile, who witnessed the poor state he was in.
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