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Newly-appointed Premier of Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, after being voted in at the Gauteng Legislature in Johannesburg on 6 October 2022 . Photo: Neil McCartney/The Citizen
Former Gauteng premier David Makhura’s loyalty to President Cyril Ramaphosa is about to be rewarded with a Cabinet post, most probably in one of the economic cluster departments. But will his successor, Panyaza Lesufi, sing Ramaphosa’s tune towards the ANC national conference and beyond? “He is already resting, we don’t know what he plans to do, but we know he is going national,” one source said.Makhura’s position
Since 1994, former premiers who moved to the national Cabinet include Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, Makhenkesi Stofile, Sbu Ndebele and Lynne Brown.Makhura, a product of student politics who came through the ANC ranks in Gauteng, was instrumental in influencing the growth of Ramaphosa’s support in the province.
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