Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Chris Hattingh, deputy director at the Free Market Foundation, an economic research and policy think-tank.
After a week of speculation around possible changes to some portfolios, President Cyril Ramaphosa made sweeping changes to cabinet and the national executive, including the replacement of finance minister Tito Mboweni with ANC economic head Enoch Godongwana.
Hattingh says Ramaphosa looks firmer and more confident in his presidency as he took political control of the intelligence portfolio into his own office, scrapping the ministry of state security. Former deputy minister of intelligence Zizi Kodwa, a trusted Ramaphosa ally, will be responsible for intelligence.The reshuffle is Ramaphosa’s first since coming into office in 2019 and follows two weeks of violence and looting which shook the country and rattled investors.
He also noted changes made to the tourism, communications and energy portfolios as those to watch, given their contribution to SA’s GDP.new government appointments made in the recent reshuffle by Ramaphosa;what impact the reshuffle will have on SA’s investment case, given domestic pressure to grow and international concerns about the safety of capital locally;Engage on Twitter at #BDSpotlight
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