Unemployment is such a critical issue that he was renaming the department of labour, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday – and in name at least, jobs is now the first priority for the minister of employment and labour.
To that post Ramaphosa appointed Thulas Nxesi – who became deeply embroiled in covering up the extent to which then President Jacob Zuma had benefitted from massive state spending on his private residence in Nkandla.
Ramaphosa has made the right noises about the importance of small business and entrepreneurship in boosting the economy, and has acknowledged that small businesses face issues such as red tape that are directly within the control of his administration. The fact that he kept a ministry of small business while downsizing his cabinet drew praise.
As minister of small business, Ramaphosa appointed Ntshavheni Mukwevho, who quietly left the State IT Agency (Sita) considerably richer after allegations of imp
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