President Cyril Ramaphosa has been quizzed about the real reason why he created a super cabinet in the Presidency. He was questioned by a DA member of the NCOP, Dennis Ryder, during his oral reply session.
Ryder highlighted three reasons which he says might have triggered Ramaphosa to create another cabinet under his watch. Ryder says it’s even more worrying that there is no oversight by a committee of the National Assembly or the NCOP over the new Electricity Minister in the Presidency.
He asked Ramaphosa to state whether lack of trust is one of the three reasons that he has centralised power in his Presidency. “So, the first is that you don’t trust your cabinet to work according to your expectations you need to keep a close eye on them. The second reason is that you don’t trust the Leader of Government Business, Mr Paul Mashatile and I’ll admit that probably shows good judgment.
“How about option four? And that is the option that I have gone for. To make sure that we work more effectively and serve the people of South Africa much better than we have. It’s not a process of centralising power. No, it’s not even driven by that. It’s not even driven by the fact that I don’t trust Ministers. I trust the Minister. And I trust the Leader of Government Business. And that’s why he is appointed to that position.
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