Picture: Axed Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe
By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
15 May 2026 – The Republic of South Africa (RSA) president Cyril Ramaphosa has in terms of Section 91(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,1996, removed Minister Sisisi Tolashe from the position of Minister of Social Development. In the interim, Ramaphosa has appointed Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga as the acting minister in the portfolio pending a full-time appointment in due course.
However, Activists and Citizens Forum spokesperson, Dennis Bloem said Ramaphosa cannot expect them to applaud and praise him for firing Tolashe. Bloem said Tolashe’s exiting was long overdue.
“One cannot sit with a corrupt Minister in Cabinet for so long. Firing Tolashe from Cabinet and still sitting in the benches of Parliament earning a fat salary with all parliamentary privileges.
“Tolashe must be fired from Parliament and according to us she must go to jail. She is a disgrace. On countless occasions, Ramaphosa is a spineless President who is indecisive,” he said.
He further said Ramaphosa cannot take decisions on his own. Bloem added that people should look at the disgraceful situation of suspended Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu who is sitting at home and enjoying taxpayers’ money.
“Ramaphosa refused to fire him – weak leadership. We are calling upon the criminal justice system to speed up the process of arresting Tolashe on the criminal charges that different citizens have opened against her. She must face the full might of the law. She has disgustingly abused her position as a Minister,” said Bloem.
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