President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce a cabinet reshuffle on Monday at 7pm, his office confirmed on Sunday.
Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya briefed the media at the Union Buildings on Sunday following widespread speculation that the president had postponed a previously planned announcement on Thursday.
Magwenya said this was not true as there was never a deadline or date set for the announcement of a new executive. “Throughout this week, the president has attended to his duties while treating a common cold. You may recall the president’s discomfort was visible during his public appearances as part of the state visit by President Yoweri Museveni of the Republic of Uganda.
“Among the tasks the president undertook this week was continued consultation around forthcoming changes to the national executive. But contrary to media coverage and speculation on social platforms, there was no plan for the president to announce changes to cabinet on Thursday. As a result, there was no postponement or cancellation of such an announcement,” Magwenya said.
He said the accusations and misinformation regarding the cabinet reshuffle were completely unjustified. “While he is still nursing his cold, the president is finalising his reconfiguration of the national executive. Furthermore, there have been parliamentary processes such as the swearing in of certain members of parliament that the president needed to take account of while he is finalising the formation of the executive.
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