FF+ leader Pieter Groenewald accepts ministerial role in Ramaphosa's government of national unity after unexpected call.
FF+ leader Pieter Groenewald accepts ministerial role in Ramaphosa's government of national unity after unexpected call.Newly appointed Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald was driving from the airport – passing Potchefstroom to his North West home town of Stilfontein on Sunday – when his phone rang at 7.10pm.
While the party threw its weight behind the ANC in the Northern Cape, ensuring it obtained more than 50% to govern, it rejected offers to be part of the government of provincial unity – preferring positions of chair in the legislature. “In terms of strengths within the department, I believe that we have hard-working and honest employees who want to deliver a service to the public.
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