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Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha welcomes Ramaphosa’s reshuffle

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Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha says the inclusion of the mayor of Polokwane municipality in the Cabinet is an indication that president Cyril Ramaphosa has confidence in the leadership of the province.

Thembi Nkadimeng has been appointed as the Deputy Minister of Co-orperative Governance and Traditional Affairs during the cabinet reshuffle on Thursday.

Mathabatha says he welcomes the reshuffle.

“We want to thank those cabinet minister who have served and we want to thank the president also because in this cabinet reshuffle he did  not forget the son of the soil from Limpopo. We have had our mayor, one of our very promising young lady, the mayor of Polokwne Thembi Nkadimeng being elevated in the national level is a sign of confidence,” says Mathabatha.

New ministers sworn in 

Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has sworn in the newly-appointed ministers and deputy ministers announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his cabinet reshuffle on Thursday night.

The new members of the executive are tasked with strengthening the capacity of the state to deliver but in a number of cases, reputational damage will need to first be managed.

The atmosphere was jovial as the new ministers and deputy ministers were sworn in on Friday morning at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

In the video below, is the swearing in of new cabinet ministers:

Speaking after the ceremony Newly-appointed Health Minister Joe Phahla has committed to meeting ambitious targets for South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Phahla is not new to the health portfolio having served as Deputy Minister since May 2014. He says that the department will push to meet the target of inoculating 300 000 South Africans a day, and a minimum of a million people a week.

Phahla has described the resignation of his predecessor Zweli Mkize as unfortunate and says he and his team will work to restore the image of the Health Ministry.

Mkhize resigned on Thursday amidst allegations of procurement irregularities linked to communication company Digital Vibes.

Phahla says, “Well, it was quite an unfortunate development which we know has cast a dark cloud on the department. So, we will do everything in terms of just assuring the public that we will do everything by the book in line with all the regulations in terms of procurement and other administrative management roles. We can ask the public to judge us by our actions. We will be ensuring that everything follows proper procedures.”

Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, who has replaced the late Jackson Mthembu, has defended President Ramaphosa’s decision to do away with the Ministry of State Security and place the responsibility for the State Security Agency in his office.

In the video below, reaction to changes made to the Security Cluster: 

 

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