“He was not a MP but was appointed on the president’s prerogative. Two cabinet ministers told TimesLIVE Ramaphosa wants Godongwana to become an MP to allow space for a non-MP to be appointed as minister of electricity.
Ramaphosa has appointed non-MPs to his cabinet in Godongwana, Cogta deputy minister Thembi Nkadimeng and minister of trade and industry Ebrahim Patel. Ramaphosa appointed Godongwana as finance minister despite not being an MP by using his presidential prerogative that allows him to appoint four non-MPs to his executive. Ramaphosa announced during his state of the nation address earlier this month that over and above the declaration of the state of disaster to deal with the energy crisis, he will be appointing a minister of electricity that will be based in his office at the Union Buildings.īut not much has happened since then with regard to the position which was said to be an urgent intervention.
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