Ramaphosa Expands Cabinet Despite Earlier Promises

Cyril Ramaphosa, despite earlier promises to reduce his cabinet, has expanded it significantly to include leaders from various opposition parties in his government of national unity. This comes after the ANC failed to secure a majority in the recent elections.

After failing to secure 50%+1 in the national and provincial elections, South Africa n President Cyril Ramaphosa has expanded his cabinet to accommodate leaders of the parties in his government of national unity (GNU). Despite previously promising to reduce his 'bloated' cabinet which consisted of 30 ministers and 36 deputies, Ramaphosa has added two ministers and seven deputies. This brings the total number of cabinet members to a record high of 75 — 32 ministers and 43 deputies.

The expanded cabinet will cost R239 million a year (exclusive of perks). Notably, none of the parties benefiting from Ramaphosa's concessions have expressed concerns about the size or cost of the cabinet

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