South Africa: Four ANC Members Will Be Sworn in As MPs to Pave Way for Ramaphosa's New-Look Cabinet

3 February 2023
Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)
analysis By Queenin Masuabi

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to conclude the makeup of his new cabinet over the weekend which will see a number of senior ANC members no longer being a part of the national executive.

Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo has confirmed to Daily Maverick that *four ANC members will be sworn in as MPs on Monday.

ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile, KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance MEC Sihle Zikalala and former Gauteng Economic Development MEC Parks Tau are the three candidates who have been confirmed by their respective provinces.

"We have adjusted the list and the people who are from Gauteng are Mashatile and Parks Tau," ANC Gauteng secretary Thembinkosi Nciza told Daily Maverick.

This will place them one step closer to being deployed into the national executive.

The names of ANC second secretary-general Maropene Ramokgopa and former Gauteng Premier David Makhura have also been rumoured to be appointed into cabinet, meaning they would also have to be sworn in.

The announcement on key portfolios is set to be made soon.

Mashatile will replace David Mabuza as deputy president of the country, while there is no clear indication of which departments Zikalala and Tau will be deployed to.

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