Reshuffle now imminent
Ramaphosa had one-on-one consultative meetings with Cosatu and SACP leaders on Friday regarding the imminent Cabinet reshuffle.President Cyril Ramaphosa has completed his consultations with the ANC’s alliance partners on the Cabinet reshuffle, after meetings with Cosatu and the SA Communist Party this weekend.City Press understands that Ramaphosa has been engaging with the alliance partners since he hinted about the reconfiguration and realignment of government a few weeks ago.
Ramaphosa announced during his state of the nation address on February 9 that he intended to appoint a minister of electricity to urgently deal with the country’s energy crisis. Regarding the minister of electricity, Mapaila said there was no engagement before Ramaphosa’s Sona, but they had discussed the issue afterwards.
The SACP was shocked that De Ruyter blamed the policy when he was given all the resources to deal with the problem, Mapaila added.City Press understands that, while Cosatu and the SACP accepted Ramaphosa’s decision on the impending reshuffle, the alliance partners questioned his reasoning. They felt the changes were mainly aimed at awarding those who emerged victorious at the ANC’s national conference in December.
While sources said both were likely to be removed from their respective positions, it was still not clear whether they would be sacked or redeployed.A senior Cosatu leader privy to the consultations said Ramaphosa’s real intentions for the Cabinet overhaul were questionable.
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