Mbalula to engage Ramaphosa on Cabinet reshuffle
African National Congress (ANC) newly elected secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said he will speak to President Cyril Ramaphosa about reshuffling his cabinet following the party's National Elective Conference.
Mbalula was addressing the media at Nasrec on Wednesday after the announcement of the 80 members elected to serve on the ANC's National Executive Committee (NEC).
Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor, Minister of Sports Nathi Mthethwa, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan are senior members of Ramaphosa's cabinet who did not make it onto the NEC.
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The NEC is the ANC's highest structure for making decisions between conferences.
Mbalula said that he would be engaging the president on his Cabinet.
"As the Secretary-General, I will have a discussion with him, but it is his prerogative. He has to think about the cabinet. If he's not thinking about it, that'll be reckless of him to do.
"He is and should be thinking about it, how to strengthen the executive because from our side, I want a Cabinet that is breathing life into society," added Mbalula.
