Former finance minister Tito Mboweni had tongues wagging this week when he took to Twitter to call for a change in the constitution.
He said these changes could be brought about by bringing political parties around the table and discussing what was needed in the country.
“We really and truly require a multiparty conversation and agreement on changing our constitution. Why? We need president and prime minister roles to be enshrined in the constitution,” he wrote.SA used to have an office of the prime minister under apartheid, but this was done away with in constitutional reform in 1984 and was effectively merged with the role of president.
We need laws where the president puts the country above his party. Cause we are in this situation cause the ANC choose to protect the few at the expense of the most vulnerable in societyNope we already have problems with one President you want to add another one. Find a cooking programme Tito— Colonel Von Strohm - no Ministers appointed from MPs.
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