Opposition parties welcome Cabinet reshuffle but say more could have been done cabinetreshuffle
Ramaphosa said he had tried to get Mboweni to stay on in Cabinet after he had wanted to leave earlier, but this time he acceded to his request to leave government.He said it was a good idea that there was now a full-time Minister of Health after the elevation of Dr Joe Phaahla from being deputy minister.EFF national chairperson Ntombovuyo Mente said former Speaker Thandi Modise will be bringing stability to the Department of Defence.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa said the ANC was running thin on leadership with some of the appointments made. He said he did not expect Mboweni would be replaced by Enoch Godongwana.Cosatu said it was disappointed with the Cabinet changes as it was more of the same faces. “We are disappointed that the president recycled the same old guard that has proven itself incapable of fixing our many problems. We are also disappointed that not enough was done to reduce the size of the Cabinet, and to realign the government departments to improve their cooperation and levels of efficiency,” said Cosatu in a statement.
“This reshuffle takes place against the background of the Covid-19 crisis, which continues to impinge upon our country’s economy. The economy is in a deep recession, municipalities are collapsing, Covid-19 continues to ravage the economy and the health system, and state-owned enterprises are in varying stages of collapse,” it said.
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