Our good friend and dyed in the wool minister of trade and industry declined to sit on the anc's NEC in December. My thinking was that bolshie had done enough destruction for one lifetime, something which the country will pay for dearly long after bob is communing with Marx, Trotsky and Lenin in the hereafter, and hence would resign as a minster. Donwald Pressly takes a different view.
There is a list of possible cabinet appointments doing the rounds among ANC supporters.
Here is the full circulated list:
President – Cyril Ramaphosa (currently Deputy President)
Deputy President – David Mabuza (Mpumalanga Premier and now ANC deputy president)
Minister in the Presidency – Joel Netshitenze (former government spokesman under President Thabo Mbeki)
Women – Baleka Mbete (currently Speaker)
Agriculture – Thulas Nxesi
Arts & Culture – Dipuo Letsatsi Duba
Basic Education – Angie Motshekga
Higher Education + Training – Blade Nzimande
Communications – Jackson Mthembu
Cooperative Governance -Mondli Gungubela
Defence & Mil Veterans – Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula / Thabang Makwetla
Economic Development – Enoch Godongwane
Energy – Senzo Mchunu/ Dikeledi Magadzi (depending on the SG issue)
Environmental Affairs – David Mahlobo
Finance – Zweli Mkhize
Health – Aaron Motsoaledi
Home Affairs – Malusi Gigaba
Human Settlements – Kenny Moimang
International Relations – Lindiwe Sisulu
Justice – Mathole Motshekga/ Andries Nel
Labour – Thandi Modise
Mineral Resources – Ebrahim Rasool
Police – Jeff Radebe
Public Enterprises – Pravin Gordhan (former Finance Minister)
Public Services – Ayanda Dlodlo
Public Works – Thoko Didiza
Rural Development – Gugile Nkwinti
Science & Technology – Naledi Pandor
Small Business Development – Lindiwe Zulu
Social Development – Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
Sport & Recreation – Fikile Mbalula
State Security – Bheki Cele
Telecommunications – Stella Ndabeni Abrahams
Tourism – Derek Hanekom
Trade & Industry – Rob Davies (vudderfok?!)
Transport – Ebrahim Patel
Water and Sanitation – Lulu Johnson
I suppose you have to take the good with the bad. abagig should join zuma in nkandla. I do think that sport will be better under fuckall mbollock – he's such a worm that he'll be half way up Cyril's behind before Cyril's next bowel movement. I do find it interesting that Cyril would consider keeping the same number of ministries – he probably has no choice. Also note the retention of fatboy mahlobo – a bit of zuma strategy here