{"id":6919,"date":"2013-07-10T05:43:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T05:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6919"},"modified":"2013-07-10T05:44:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T05:44:51","slug":"zuma-axes-3-of-his-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6919","title":{"rendered":"Zuma axes 3 of his ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Jacob Zuma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Jacob Zuma axed three of his ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Embattled Communication Minister Dina Pule, Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Richard Baloyi lost their jobs.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth time Zuma has reshuffled his Cabinet since 2010.<\/p>\n

Pule was replaced by Co-operative Governance Deputy Minister Yunus Carrim.<\/p>\n

She has been embroiled in a battle with the Sunday Times about reports on allegations of corruption.<\/p>\n

At a media briefing in April, she alleged that the Sunday Times was staging a smear and blackmail campaign against her.<\/p>\n

In the newspaper’s reports, she was accused of giving tenders to a boyfriend, meddling in tender processes, and interfering in the appointment of officials to the boards of state-owned enterprises.<\/p>\n

Zuma announced that Sexwale would be replaced by African National Congress MP Connie September.<\/p>\n

Sexwale was said to be part of the ‘Forces of Change’ which resisted Zuma’s re-election as African National Congress president at the party’s elective conference in Mangaung last year.<\/p>\n

Sexwale lost his bid for the position of ANC deputy president and his seat on the party’s national executive committee.<\/p>\n

Baloyi, who has been an MP since 1999, was replaced by Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Deputy Minister Lechesa Tsenoli.<\/p>\n

Baloyi had been moved to co-operative governance from his position as public service and administration minister in Zuma’s 2011 reshuffle.<\/p>\n

After just a year as transport minister, Ben Martins becomes the new energy minister, swapping porfolios with Dipuo Peters.<\/p>\n

Zuma also announced the appointments of four new deputy ministers.<\/p>\n

ANC MP John Jeffrey was appointed as deputy minister of justice, taking over from Andries Nel, who takes up the position of deputy minister of co-operative governance and traditional affairs.<\/p>\n

Another ANC MP Michael Masutha was appointed deputy minister of science and technology, a position which was vacated last year with the appointment of Derek Hanekom as minister of science and technology.<\/p>\n

Hanekom replaced Naledi Pandor, who was made home affairs minister, following the appointment of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as African Union commission chairwoman.<\/p>\n

MP Pamela Tshwete was appointed deputy minister of rural development, following Carrim’s appointment as communication minister.<\/p>\n

Zuma said the new ministers and deputies would be sworn in on Wednesday. – Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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