DA wants 11 cabinet positions and full control, including DP President
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As the country awaits cabinet announcement by the President, the Government of National Unity (GNU) continues to be filed with pulls and pushes as parties, with mainly ANC and the DA allegedly not having agreements on who should take which ministry.
Earlier today, Monday, a letter was leaked letter supposedly coming from the DA to the President, Ramaphosa where the party made huge demands on cabinet positions.
The party demands that they be given 11 ministry positions and full control over them.
“The cabinet positions the DA holds should rightly include the post of Deputy President, as is standard practice in similar governments around the world.”
“We can only agree to give up that post if it is replaced with both a Minister in the Presidency, who is also designated as the Leader of Government Business and participates fully in the policy development and monitoring responsibilities of the Presidency, and a Deputy Minister of Finance, who participates fully in the development of the budget.”
- Mineral Resources and Energy
- Transport
- Trade, Industry and Competition
- Public Works and Infrastructure
- Higher Education, Science and Technology
- Public Service and Administration
- Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
- Justice
- Home Affairs
- International Relations and Cooperation
- Communication and Digital Technologies
“We would seek to have Deputy Ministers in the same ministries as we have Ministers.”
They also demanded to review contracts of DGs who are already occupying positions in the above mentioned ministries.
