ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile has been sworn in as an MP laying a path towards a cabinet reshuffle.
Mashatile, following his election at the ANC’s national conference in December, is expected to become President Cyril Ramaphosa’s second in command once Deputy President David Mabuza’s offer to resign is accepted.
Former KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng premiers Sihle Zikalala and David Makhura, respectively, former Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau, and recently elected ANC second deputy secretary-general Maropene Ramokgopa were also sworn in as ANC MPs.
Constitutionally, appointments to the national executive are the sole prerogative of the president, but through a clearly explained process and record, Ramaphosa’s decisions have to be rational and adhere to the national interest above all else.
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