Billion Rand Dodgy Cabinet a Bad First Impression for Reform
30 June 2024
Tonight’s announcement by President Ramaphosa of a bloated and compromised cabinet is a bad first impression for this new grand coalition and any intention of bringing meaningful reform to the politics that was voted out by a majority in this election.
Contrary to past commitments by both President Ramaphosa and the DA, the appointment of 32 Ministers and 42 Deputy Ministers shows that when they stand to benefit, their principles soon fall by the wayside.
Notwithstanding these serious concerns relating to the announcement of a cabinet by President Ramaphosa this evening, ActionSA acknowledges that this announcement puts an end to a period of great uncertainty for South Africans.
South Africans have been calling for a reduction in the size of the cabinet for years given that our country has one of the largest cabinets in the world in the context of a country where most of its citizens languish in poverty and struggle to keep up with the cost of living.