Members of his Cabinet supporting him on this trip include Ronald Lamola, Khumbudzu Ntshaveni, Parks Tau and Angie Motshekga.
JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says suggestions that non-African National Congress ministers were left out of his BRICS trip this week are both petty and childishMembers of his Cabinet supporting him on this trip include Ronald Lamola, Khumbudzu Ntshaveni, Parks Tau, and Angie Motshekga.
These are the ministers of International Relations, The Presidency, Trade and Industry, and the SA National Defence - in the order wherein they are listed above.The president’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says talk that only ANC ministers in the Government of National Unity were picked for the trip are baseless.His office says ministers on this trip were invited based on the BRICS Summit’s programme and agenda.
Magwenya says it's petty and childish to suggest ministers were selected based on their party membership. He reiterated that ministerial travel is not an entitled benefit but is work-related, adding that due to costs - such trips must be carefully managed Notably, Justice Minister Thembi Nkadimeng – who was in Russia leading up to the summit – is also not part of the BRICS delegation.
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