Cyril Ramaphosa retains close ally Enoch Godongwana as finance minister
John Steenhuisen, the leader of the Democratic Alliance which polled the second-most votes in the South African parliamentary election, was named minister of agriculture. Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Imagesannounced his new cabinet on Sunday, allocating ministerial posts to opposition politicians while retaining close ally Enoch Godongwana as finance minister, signalling continuity in his economic policies.
“The establishment of the government of national unity in its current form is unprecedented in the history of our democracy,” Mr Ramaphosa said in a televised address on Sunday. “The incoming government will prioritise inclusive and sustainable economic growth and the creation of a more just society by tackling poverty and inequality, as well as unemployment.”Who could replace Joe Biden? Here are six possibilitiesThe rand initially gained 0.9 per cent in Johannesburg following the announcement.
Mr Ramaphosa has had to walk a tightrope balancing demands from within his own party, its labour union and communist allies to retain control of key portfolios, and those of the new participants in the government who insisted that they not be relegated to secondary roles. The ANC will have 22 members in the cabinet.
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