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Ramaphosa announces new cabinet

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    Picture: South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa

By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

THE South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa announced his most anticipated cabinet today. Ramaphosa said South Africans provided 6th administration with a clear mandate to accelerate inclusive economic growth, act with greater urgency to tackle poverty, improve government services, fight corruption and end state capture.

“If we are to give effect to this mandate, we need a capable, efficient and ethical government. Today, we are announcing some of the outcomes of the reconfiguration of national government.

“It is critical that the structure and size of the state is optimally suited to meet the needs of the people and ensure the most efficient allocation of public resources, ” he said.

Ramaphosa said he had combined a number of portfolios and reduced the number of ministers from 36 to 28. He further said this will promote greater coherence, better co-ordination and improved efficiency.

“The Trade and Industry is combined with Economic Development, while Higher Education and Training is combined with Science and Technology.

” We have also combined the Environmental Affairs with Forestry and Fisheries and Agriculture is combined with Land Reform and Rural Development. The Mineral Resources is combined with Energy, while Human Settlements is combined with Water and Sanitation,” said Ramaphosa.

He added that the Sports and Recreation is combined with Arts and Culture.

” We had already combined the portfolios of Communications and Telecommunications and Postal Services. We have also decided to add responsibility for infrastructure to the Public Works portfolio and to add responsibility for employment to the Labour portfolio.

“If, we are to make effective progress in building the South Africa that we all want, it is important that we deploy into positions of responsibility people who are committed, capable and hard-working, and who have integrity,” he said.
Ramaphosa said he decided to make the following appointments to the National Executive:
· The Deputy President is David Mabuza.
· The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is Thoko Didiza.
· The Deputy Ministers are Sdumo Dlamini and Mcebisi Skwatsha.
· The Minister of Basic Education is Angie Motshekga.
· The Deputy Minister is Dr Regina Mhaule.
· The Minister of Communications is Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.
· The Deputy Minister is Pinky Kekana.
· The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
· The Deputy Ministers are Parks Tau and Obed Bapela.
· The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans is Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
· The Deputy Minister is Thabang Makwetla.
· The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries is Barbara Creecy.
· The Deputy Minister is Maggie Sotyu.
· The Minister of Employment and Labour is Thulas Nxesi.
· The Deputy Minister is Boitumelo Moloi.
· The Minister of Finance is Tito Mboweni.
· The Deputy Minister is Dr David Masondo.
· The Minister of Health is Dr Zwelini Mkhize.
· The Deputy Minister is Dr Joe Phaahla.
· The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology is Dr Blade Nzimande.
· The Deputy Minister is Buti Manamela.
· The Minister of Home Affairs is Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.
· The Deputy Minister is Njabulo Nzuza.
· The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is Lindiwe Sisulu.
· The Deputy Ministers are Pam Tshwete and David Mahlobo.
· The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation is Dr Naledi Pandor.
· The Deputy Ministers are Alvin Botes and Candith Mashego-Dlamini.
· The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is Ronald Lamola.
· The Deputy Ministers are John Jeffery and Inkosi Phathekile Holomisa.
· The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy is Gwede Mantashe.
· The Deputy Minister is Bavelile Hlongwa.
· The Minister of Police is General Bheki Cele.
· The Deputy Minister is Cassel Mathale.
· The Minister in the Presidency is Jackson Mthembu.
· The Deputy Minister in the Presidency is Thembi Siweya.
· The Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities is Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
· The Deputy Minister is Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize.
· The Minister of Public Enterprises is Pravin Gordhan.
· The Deputy Minister is Phumulo Masualle.
· The Minister of Public Service and Administration is Senzo Mchunu.
· The Deputy Minister is Sindy Chikunga.
· The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure is Patricia De Lille.
· The Deputy Minister is Noxolo Kiviet.
· The Minister of Small Business Development is Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.
· The Deputy Minister is Rosemary Capa.
· The Minister of Social Development is Lindiwe Zulu.
· The Deputy Minister is Henrietta Bogopane-Zulu.
· The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture is Nathi Mthethwa.
· The Deputy Minister is Nocawe Mafu.
· The Minister of State Security is Ayanda Dlodlo.
· The Deputy Minister is Zizi Kodwa.
· The Minister of Tourism is Nkhensani Kubayi-Ngubane.
· The Deputy Minister is Fish Mahlalela.
· The Minister of Trade and Industry is Ebrahim Patel.
· The Deputy Ministers are Fikile Majola and Nomalungelo Gina.
· The Minister of Transport is Fikile Mbalula.
· The Deputy Minister is Dikeledi Magadzi.
“These men and women we have appointed to the executive are drawn from all corners of our country. For the first time in the history of our country, half of all Ministers are women.

“We have also included a significant number of young people. This is in fulfillment of our commitment to giving young people roles of responsibility in all sectors of society,” said Ramaphosa,” he added.

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Security Guards embark on wage protest

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Health workers to demonstrate

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Union members across the Province intend on embarking on a mass demonstration from today in opposition to the offered contracts.

THOUSANDS of community health workers (CHWs) employed at clinics and hospitals across the Northern Cape are expected to embark on protest action today following a dispute with the provincial Department of Health regarding employment contracts.

Dozens of CHWs and representatives from the South African Liberating Public Sector Workers Union (Salipswu) and the National Public Service Workers Union (NPSWU) gathered at the department’s offices in Kimberley yesterday, where they indicated that they would be rejecting the employment contracts that were offered to them.

This comes after the CHWs received letters from the department last week, warning that failure to sign the contracts by May 28, 2019 would result in “non-payment at the end of May, 2019, and going forward”.

However, the CHWs say that the benefits contained in the employment contracts are less than what they were previously receiving.

“The new contracts indicate a maternity benefit of four months unpaid leave, while previously a four-month paid leave benefit was offered. Also, while we were previously offered a thirteenth cheque, this has also been removed,” they stated.

NPSWU representative Thapelo Thole said that the contracts were contradictory to previous resolutions taken at a national level.

“The provincial Department of Health is just doing what they want and they are now threatening workers with non-payment of salaries on Friday. However, they cannot just change the resolutions taken last year and should consult with the bargaining council if they want to do this,” Thole said.

He added that union members across the Province intend on embarking on a mass demonstration from today in opposition to the offered contracts.

The Northern Cape Department of Health spokesperson, Lulu Mxekezo, had by close of business yesterday not responded to a media enquiry regarding the matter.

Source: http://www.dfa.co.za